Cameroon vs Nigeria: GNI (current LCU), per capita

Cameroon
1.05 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Nigeria
1.15 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Cameroon rank
45th
Nigeria rank
42nd

GNI (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 1.15 million current LCU per person against 1.05 million current LCU per person in Cameroon, a difference of 101,050 current LCU per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 17 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 207 countries.

Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Nigeria Difference Ahead
2000s 670,010 current LCU per person 248,584 current LCU per person 421,426 current LCU per person Cameroon
2010s 797,269 current LCU per person 480,195 current LCU per person 317,074 current LCU per person Cameroon
2020s 969,515 current LCU per person 906,714 current LCU per person 62,800 current LCU per person Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni (current lcu), per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at 1.15 million current LCU per person against 1.05 million current LCU per person in Cameroon as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni (current lcu), per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
101,050 current LCU per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
17 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for gni (current lcu), per capita?
Cameroon ranks 45th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GNI (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
207 places, 9,896 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

GNI (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.