Cameroon vs Madagascar: Population by world region
Cameroon
88.88 million people
in 2100
Madagascar
85.34 million people
in 2100
Cameroon rank
29th
Madagascar rank
30th
Population by world region over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 88.88 million people against 85.34 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 3.53 million people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 318 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 30th of 239 countries.
Across the 48 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 37 and Madagascar in 11.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 706,737 people | 200,000 people | 506,737 people | Cameroon |
| 1100s | 807,700 people | 283,333 people | 524,367 people | Cameroon |
| 1200s | 923,086 people | 366,666 people | 556,420 people | Cameroon |
| 1300s | 1.05 million people | 450,000 people | 604,960 people | Cameroon |
| 1400s | 1.21 million people | 533,333 people | 672,327 people | Cameroon |
| 1500s | 1.38 million people | 700,000 people | 677,900 people | Cameroon |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 850,000 people | 724,740 people | Cameroon |
| 1700s | 1.80 million people | 1.00 million people | 799,710 people | Cameroon |
| 1710s | 1.72 million people | 1.02 million people | 703,140 people | Cameroon |
| 1720s | 1.74 million people | 1.03 million people | 705,250 people | Cameroon |
| 1730s | 1.76 million people | 1.05 million people | 707,390 people | Cameroon |
| 1740s | 1.77 million people | 1.07 million people | 709,590 people | Cameroon |
| 1750s | 1.79 million people | 1.08 million people | 711,810 people | Cameroon |
| 1760s | 1.82 million people | 1.10 million people | 714,080 people | Cameroon |
| 1770s | 1.84 million people | 1.12 million people | 716,380 people | Cameroon |
| 1780s | 1.86 million people | 1.14 million people | 718,700 people | Cameroon |
| 1790s | 1.89 million people | 1.17 million people | 721,050 people | Cameroon |
| 1800s | 1.86 million people | 1.54 million people | 320,482 people | Cameroon |
| 1810s | 1.86 million people | 1.63 million people | 229,402 people | Cameroon |
| 1820s | 1.98 million people | 1.80 million people | 175,085 people | Cameroon |
| 1830s | 2.26 million people | 2.09 million people | 164,818 people | Cameroon |
| 1840s | 2.57 million people | 2.43 million people | 148,605 people | Cameroon |
| 1850s | 2.82 million people | 2.65 million people | 166,486 people | Cameroon |
| 1860s | 2.95 million people | 2.71 million people | 238,616 people | Cameroon |
| 1870s | 3.10 million people | 2.77 million people | 323,485 people | Cameroon |
| 1880s | 3.27 million people | 2.85 million people | 417,442 people | Cameroon |
| 1890s | 3.30 million people | 2.79 million people | 508,495 people | Cameroon |
| 1900s | 3.10 million people | 2.61 million people | 482,539 people | Cameroon |
| 1910s | 2.88 million people | 2.51 million people | 376,620 people | Cameroon |
| 1920s | 2.99 million people | 2.65 million people | 339,989 people | Cameroon |
| 1930s | 3.40 million people | 3.06 million people | 343,820 people | Cameroon |
| 1940s | 3.94 million people | 3.58 million people | 358,644 people | Cameroon |
| 1950s | 4.68 million people | 4.45 million people | 228,324 people | Cameroon |
| 1960s | 5.67 million people | 5.77 million people | 95,704 people | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 7.31 million people | 7.66 million people | 345,041 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 9.69 million people | 10.31 million people | 618,390 people | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 12.90 million people | 13.91 million people | 1.01 million people | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 16.91 million people | 18.95 million people | 2.04 million people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.48 million people | 25.14 million people | 2.65 million people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 29.54 million people | 32.38 million people | 2.85 million people | Madagascar |
| 2030s | 37.51 million people | 40.34 million people | 2.83 million people | Madagascar |
| 2040s | 46.19 million people | 48.60 million people | 2.40 million people | Madagascar |
| 2050s | 55.10 million people | 56.89 million people | 1.79 million people | Madagascar |
| 2060s | 63.82 million people | 64.83 million people | 1.01 million people | Madagascar |
| 2070s | 72.08 million people | 71.98 million people | 93,910 people | Cameroon |
| 2080s | 79.53 million people | 78.07 million people | 1.46 million people | Cameroon |
| 2090s | 85.86 million people | 83.05 million people | 2.81 million people | Cameroon |
| 2100s | 88.88 million people | 85.34 million people | 3.53 million people | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population by world region, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Cameroon, at 88.88 million people against 85.34 million people in Madagascar as of 2100.
- What is the difference in population by world region between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 3.53 million people, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 318 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2100.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for population by world region?
- Cameroon ranks 29th and Madagascar ranks 30th of 239 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Population by world region. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2100, based on data and estimates from different sources.