Cameroon vs Nigeria: GNI per capita
Cameroon
1.05 million current LCU
in 2024
Nigeria
1.15 million current LCU
in 2024
Cameroon rank
44th
Nigeria rank
42nd
GNI per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 1.15 million current LCU against 1.05 million current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 101,050 current LCU.
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 44th 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 | 670,011 current LCU | 248,583 current LCU | 421,428 current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 797,269 current LCU | 480,196 current LCU | 317,072 current LCU | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 969,516 current LCU | 906,714 current LCU | 62,801 current LCU | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 1.15 million current LCU against 1.05 million current LCU in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gni per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 101,050 current LCU, 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 per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 44th and Nigeria ranks 42nd of 207 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI 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