Cameroon vs Gabon: World population growth
Cameroon
0.6%
in 2100
Gabon
0.6%
in 2100
Cameroon rank
18th
Gabon rank
15th
World population growth over time
- Cameroon
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.6% against 0.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Gabon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Gabon ranks 15th of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 17 and Gabon in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 1900s | -0.8% | -0.8% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1910s | -0.6% | -0.7% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 0.8% | 1.0% | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 1.5% | 0.7% | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 0.5% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.6% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2030s | 2.2% | 1.9% | 0.4% | Cameroon |
| 2040s | 1.9% | 1.7% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2050s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2060s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2080s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2090s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2100s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Cameroon or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.6% against 0.6% in Cameroon as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Cameroon and Gabon?
- 0.0%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Gabon?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and Gabon rank globally for world population growth?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Gabon ranks 15th of 239 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.