International Rankings of Cameroon 2015, country comparisons

Communications
Ranked Data	Value	Rank	Date of Info
Internet hosts	10,207	134	2012
Internet users	749,600	101	2009
Telephones - main lines in use	737,400	87	2012
Telephones - mobile cellular	13,100,000	64	2012
Economy
Budget expenditures	$6,280,000,000	108	2013 est.
Budget revenues	$5,089,000,000	108	2013 est.
Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) % of GDP	-4.30	76	2013 est.
Central bank discount rate(%)	4.25	44	31 Dec 2009 est
Commercial bank prime lending rate (%)	14.00	45	31 Dec 2012 est.
Current account balance	-$1,461,000,000	130	2013 est.
Debt - external	$3,455,000,000	126	31 Dec 2013 est.
Distribution of family income - Gini index	44.6	40	2001
Exports	$6,002,000,000	108	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - exports of goods and services (%)	31.70	105	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - government consumption (%)	16.00	65	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - household consumption (%)	65.60	79	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - imports of goods and services (%)	-35.00	58	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in fixed capital (%)	21.70	71	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by end use - investment in inventories (%)	0.00	42	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - agriculture(%)	20.60	43	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - industry(%)	27.30	86	2013 est.
GDP - composition, by sector of origin - services(%)	52.10	124	2013 est.
GDP - official exchange rate	$27,880,000,000	104	2013 est.
GDP - per capita (PPP)	$2,400	152	2013 est.
GDP - purchasing power parity	$53,160,000,000	97	2013 est.
GDP - real growth rate (%)	4.60	35	2013 est.
Gross national saving (% of GPD)	21.60	60	2013 est.
Household income or consumption by percentage share - highest 10%	35.40	38	2001
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% (%)	2.30	25	2001
Imports	$6,795,000,000	116	2013 est.
Industrial production growth rate (%)	4.10	40	2013 est.
Inflation rate(consumer prices) (%)	2.60	66	2013 est.
Labor force	8,426,000	56	2013 est.
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture (%)	70.00	15	2001 est.
Labor force - by occupation - industry (%)	13.00	92	2001 est.
Labor force - by occupation - services (%)	17.00	133	2001 est.
Population below poverty line (%)	48.00	19	2000 est.
Public debt (% of GPD)	16.70	126	2013 est.
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold	$3,353,000,000	104	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of broad money	$ 6,195,000,000	122	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of domestic credit	$2,898,000,000	124	31 Dec 2013 est.
Stock of narrow money	$ 3,764,000,000	110	31 Dec 2013 est.
Taxes and other revenues	18.3	142	2013 est.
Unemployment rate (%)	30.00	17	2001 est.
Energy
Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy	8,126,000	108	2011 est.
Crude Oil - exports	55,680	45	2010 est.
Crude Oil - imports	34,220	60	2010 est.
Crude Oil - production	63,520	57	2012 est.
Crude Oil - proved reserves	200,000,000	55	1 Jan 2013 est.
Electricity - consumption(kWh)	5,181,000,000	113	2010 est.
Electricity - exports (kWh)	0	91	2012 est.
Electricity - from fossil fuels	27.8	125	2010 est.
Electricity - from hydroelectric plants	72.2	19	2010 est.
Electricity - from nuclear fuels	0.0	31	2010 est.
Electricity - from other renewable sources	0.0	72	2010 est.
Electricity - imports (kWh)	0	109	2012 est.
Electricity - installed generating capacity	1,115,000	124	2010 est.
Electricity - production (kWh)	5,761,000,000	114	2010 est.
Electricity Consumption per capita (kWh)	223.99	171	NA
Natural gas - consumption (cu m)	210,000,000	99	2010 est.
Natural gas - exports (cu m)	0	54	2011 est.
Natural gas - imports (cu m)	0	76	2011 est.
Natural gas - production (cu m)	150,000,000	80	2011 est.
Natural gas - proved reserves (cu m)	135,100,000,000	50	1 Jan 2013 est.
Refined petroleum products - consumption	29,410	114	2011 est.
Refined petroleum products - exports	13,370	80	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - imports	6,018	141	2010 est.
Refined petroleum products - production	43,500	82	2010 est.
Geography
Coastline(km)	402	121	NA
Elevation extremes - highest point (m)	4095	41	NA
Elevation extremes - lowest point (m)	0	35	NA
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita (cu km/yr)	58.9	146	2005
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total (cu km/yr)	0.97	107	2005
Irrigated land (sq km)	257	124	2003
Land Area - sq km	472,710.00	53	NA
Land boundaries - km	5,018	33	NA
Land use - arable land (%)	13.04	82	2011
Land use - other (%)	84.01	115	2011
Land use - permanent crops (%)	2.94	67	2011
Population density - Persons per sq km*	48.93	157	Jul 2014 est.
Total Area - sq km	475,440.00	54	NA
Total renewable water resources (cu km)	285.50	35	2011
Water Area - sq km	2,730	82	NA
Military
Manpower available for military service - female	4,548,909	54	2010 est.
Manpower available for military service - male	4,667,251	57	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - female	2,718,110	64	2010 est.
Manpower fit for military service - male	2,794,998	61	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - female	211,636	50	2010 est.
Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually - male	215,248	53	2010 est.
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	1.42	56	2012
Population
Age structure 0-14 years - female	4,927,122	39	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years - male	5,001,984	38	2014 est.
Age structure 0-14 years (%)	42.90	18	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - female	2,257,231	51	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years - male	2,286,244	53	2014 est.
Age structure 15-24 years(%)	19.60	28	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - female	3,491,125	61	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years - male	3,529,203	60	2014 est.
Age structure 25-54 years(%)	30.40	124	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - female	468,388	75	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years - male	445,181	75	2014 est.
Age structure 55-64 years(%)	3.90	98	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - female	386,740	85	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over - male	337,490	77	2014 est.
Age structure 65 years and over (%)	3.40	109	2014 est.
Birth Rate(births/1,000 population)	36.58	19	2014 est.
Child labor - children ages 5-14 - percentage (%)	31.00	17	2006 e
Child labor - children ages 5-14 - total number	1,396,281	21	2006 e
Children under the age of 5 years underweight	15.10	43	2011
Contraceptive prevalence rate (%)	23.40	120	2011
Death Rate(deaths/1,000 population)	10.40	39	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - elderly dependency ratio (%)	6.00	101	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - potential support ratio	16.80	39	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - total dependency ratio (%)	85.10	18	2014 est.
Dependency ratios - youth dependency ratio (%)	79.10	17	2014 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - rural	51.9	111	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - total	74.1	91	2012 est.
Drinking water source - Improved - urban	94.1	49	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - rural	48.1	22	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - total	25.9	34	2012 est.
Drinking water source - UnImproved - urban	5.9	49	2012 est.
Education expenditures - percent of GDP	3.20	50	2011
Health expenditures	5.20	62	2011
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)	4.50	15	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - deaths	34,600	11	2012 est.
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS	600,500	16	2012 est.
Hospital bed density	1.30	62	2010
Infant mortality rate - female (deaths/1,000 live births)	51.31	27	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - male (deaths/1,000 live births)	58.78	32	2014 est.
Infant mortality rate - total (deaths/1,000 live births)	55.10	31	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - female (years)	58.65	199	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - male (years)	56.09	192	2014 est.
Life expectancy at birth - total (years)	57.35	189	2014 est.
Literacy - female (%)	64.80	92	2010 est.
Literacy - male (%)	78.30	87	2010 est.
Literacy - total (%)	71.30	90	2010 est.
Maternal mortality rate	690.00	9	2010
Median age - female (years)	18.40	146	2014 est.
Median age - male (years)	18.20	145	2014 est.
Median age - total (years)	18.30	140	2014 est.
Mother's mean age at first birth (years)	19.70	69	2011 est.
Net migration rate (migrant(s)/1,000 population)	-0.15	81	2014 est.
Obesity - adult prevalence rate	10.30	104	2008
Physicians density	0.08	138	2009
Population	23,130,708	54	Jul 2014 est.
Population growth rate (%)	2.60	22	2014 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural Improved (% of population)	26.8	118	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Rural UnImproved (% of population)	73.2	37	NA
Sanitation facility access - Total Improved (% of population)	45.2	107	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Total UnImproved (% of population)	54.8	41	NA
Sanitation facility access - Urban Improved (% of population)	61.7	98	2012 est.
Sanitation facility access - Urban UnImproved (% of population)	38.3	41	NA
School life expectancy - female (years)	10	12	2011
School life expectancy - male (years)	11	10	2011
School life expectancy - total (years)	10	11	2011
Sex ratio - 0-14 years(male(s)/female)	1.02	15	2014 est
Sex ratio - 15-24 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	22	2014 est
Sex ratio - 25-54 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	25	2014 est
Sex ratio - 55-64 years(male(s)/female)	1.01	17	2014 est
Sex ratio - 65 years and over (male(s)/female)	0.84	27	2014 est
Sex ratio - at birth (male(s)/female)	1.03	13	2014 est
Sex ratio - total population (male(s)/female)	1.01	21	2014 est
Suffrage	20.00	2	NA
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)	4.82	18	2014 est.
Urbanization - rate of urbanization (%)	3.23	37	2011
Urbanization - urban population (%)	52.1	103	2010-15 est.
Transportation
Airports	33	89	2013
Airports - with paved runways - total	11	68	2013
Airports - with unpaved runways - total	22	79	2013
Pipelines (km)	1,200	85	2013
Railways (km)	1,245	82	2008
Roadways (km)	51,350	77	2011

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