Cameroon vs Zambia: World population growth
Cameroon
0.6%
in 2100
Zambia
0.5%
in 2100
Cameroon rank
18th
Zambia rank
21st
World population growth over time
- Cameroon
- Zambia
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Zambia, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 163 shared years of data; in 1700 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 21st of 239 countries.
Across the 23 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 9 and Zambia in 14.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1700s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 0.1% | 0.9% | 0.8% | Zambia |
| 1900s | -0.8% | -0.5% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 1910s | -0.6% | -0.5% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1920s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1930s | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1940s | 1.6% | 1.7% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1950s | 1.7% | 3.1% | 1.3% | Zambia |
| 1960s | 2.2% | 3.2% | 1.0% | Zambia |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.9% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 3.0% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.5% | 0.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 2.8% | 3.3% | 0.5% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.1% | 0.3% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Zambia |
| 2030s | 2.2% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Zambia |
| 2040s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2050s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2060s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 0.0% | Cameroon |
| 2070s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2080s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2090s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 2100s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher world population growth, Cameroon or Zambia?
- Cameroon, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Zambia as of 2100.
- What is the difference in world population growth between Cameroon and Zambia?
- 0.1%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Zambia?
- 163 years are reported by both, from 1700 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and Zambia rank globally for world population growth?
- Cameroon ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 21st 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.