Cameroon vs French Guiana: World population growth
Cameroon
0.6%
in 2100
French Guiana
0.6%
in 2100
Cameroon rank
18th
French Guiana rank
17th
World population growth over time
- Cameroon
- French Guiana
How they compare
French Guiana currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 158 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and French Guiana ranks 17th of 238 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 11 and French Guiana in 12.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | French Guiana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 1.1% | 1.0% | French Guiana |
| 1900s | -0.6% | 1.1% | 1.7% | French Guiana |
| 1910s | -0.7% | 1.1% | 1.8% | French Guiana |
| 1920s | 0.3% | 1.1% | 0.8% | French Guiana |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 1.4% | 1.1% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 2.7% | 0.9% | French Guiana |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 4.0% | 1.9% | French Guiana |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 3.6% | 0.8% | French Guiana |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 5.3% | 2.4% | French Guiana |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.5% | 0.7% | French Guiana |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 3.9% | 1.2% | French Guiana |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.1% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.6% | 0.9% | Cameroon |
| 2030s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 2040s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2050s | 1.6% | 1.3% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2060s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2080s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2090s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | French Guiana |
| 2100s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.0% | French Guiana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Cameroon or French Guiana?
- French Guiana, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Cameroon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Cameroon and French Guiana?
- 0.0%, with French Guiana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and French Guiana?
- 158 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and French Guiana rank globally for world population growth?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and French Guiana ranks 17th of 238 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as World population growth. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average exponential rate of growth of the population over a given period. It is calculated as ln(P2/P1) where P1 and P2 are the populations on subsequent years. Available from 1700 to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.