Cameroon vs Cote d'Ivoire: Population by income level
Cameroon
29.88 million
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire
32.71 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
51st
Cote d'Ivoire rank
50th
Population by income level over time
- Cameroon
- Cote d'Ivoire
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports 32.71 million against 29.88 million in Cameroon, a difference of 2.83 million.
That makes Cote d'Ivoire's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 51st and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 50th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Cote d'Ivoire in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Cote d'Ivoire | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.67 million | 4.39 million | 1.28 million | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 7.31 million | 6.63 million | 682,168 | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 9.69 million | 9.89 million | 200,822 | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 1990s | 12.90 million | 14.63 million | 1.73 million | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2000s | 16.91 million | 19.84 million | 2.93 million | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2010s | 22.48 million | 25.10 million | 2.62 million | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | 28.02 million | 30.79 million | 2.77 million | Cote d'Ivoire |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by income level, Cameroon or Cote d'Ivoire?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at 32.71 million against 29.88 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population by income level between Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 2.83 million, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for population by income level?
- Cameroon ranks 51st and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 50th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, and Eurostat, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Population by income level. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population, differentiated by World Bank income level.