Cameroon vs Nigeria: GDP per capita
Cameroon
1.07 million current LCU
in 2024
Nigeria
1.19 million current LCU
in 2024
Cameroon rank
44th
Nigeria rank
42nd
GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.19 million current LCU against 1.07 million current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 124,000 current LCU.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 208 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 85,401 current LCU | 347.18 current LCU | 85,054 current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 307,130 current LCU | 2,343 current LCU | 304,787 current LCU | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 386,505 current LCU | 23,460 current LCU | 363,045 current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 595,796 current LCU | 154,393 current LCU | 441,404 current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 810,410 current LCU | 496,193 current LCU | 314,217 current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 989,186 current LCU | 930,942 current LCU | 58,244 current LCU | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.19 million current LCU against 1.07 million current LCU in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gdp per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 124,000 current LCU, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release