Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Cameroon
Cameroon: Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share was 41.3% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Cameroon, 1996–2021
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Cameroon recorded 41.3% for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Cameroon peaked at 71.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 41.3%, in 2021.
Cameroon ranks 22nd of 120 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 71.7% | — |
| 2001 | 49.8% | -30.5% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | -20.6% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | -2.6% |
Cameroon compared with similar countries
- Cameroon's 41.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 22.5%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Cameroon's 41.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 62.1%, 66% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 71.7% | 71.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.6% | 49.8% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 42.4% | 42.4% | 1 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Cameroon
More poverty & inequality data for Cameroon
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 1 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 4.32 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,770 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 13.04 (2019)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 13.0% (2019)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Cameroon?
- Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty in Cameroon was 41.3% in 2021, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.3% in 2021.
- How does Cameroon rank for share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd out of 120 countries with data for 2021.
- Is share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cameroon data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population living in households with an income or consumption below $4.20 per day.