Cameroon vs Gabon: Population growth rate

Cameroon
0.571
in 2100
Gabon
0.628
in 2100
Cameroon rank
18th
Gabon rank
15th

Population growth rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Gabon
-101234170019002100

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 0.628 against 0.571 in Cameroon, a difference of 0.057.

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 0.1335 0.1335 0 Gabon
1800s 0.0681 0.0651 0.003 Cameroon
1900s -0.7704 -0.8297 0.0593 Cameroon
1910s -0.6149 -0.7005 0.0856 Cameroon
1920s 0.7961 0.7245 0.0716 Cameroon
1930s 1.29 1.22 0.07 Cameroon
1940s 1.56 1.47 0.0879 Cameroon
1950s 1.75 0.7746 0.9745 Cameroon
1960s 2.18 1.46 0.7148 Cameroon
1970s 2.72 2.25 0.4646 Cameroon
1980s 2.9 2.73 0.1732 Cameroon
1990s 2.76 2.6 0.1591 Cameroon
2000s 2.76 2.94 0.187 Gabon
2010s 2.88 3.06 0.1839 Gabon
2020s 2.55 2.12 0.4273 Cameroon
2030s 2.24 1.87 0.3756 Cameroon
2040s 1.93 1.69 0.2355 Cameroon
2050s 1.61 1.43 0.1842 Cameroon
2060s 1.34 1.21 0.1259 Cameroon
2070s 1.1 1.06 0.0421 Cameroon
2080s 0.8717 0.8867 0.015 Gabon
2090s 0.6687 0.7062 0.0375 Gabon
2100s 0.571 0.628 0.057 Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population growth rate, Cameroon or Gabon?
Gabon, at 0.628 against 0.571 in Cameroon as of 2100.
What is the difference in population growth rate between Cameroon and Gabon?
0.057, 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 population growth rate?
Cameroon ranks 18th and Gabon ranks 15th of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Population growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Population growth rate
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 38,302 data points, 1700–2100
Last refreshed