Cameroon vs Nepal: The global population hockey stick
Cameroon
28.37 million people
in 2023
Nepal
29.69 million people
in 2023
Cameroon rank
53rd
Nepal rank
52nd
The global population hockey stick over time
- Cameroon
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 29.69 million people against 28.37 million people in Cameroon, a difference of 1.32 million people.
Across all 241 years both countries report, Nepal has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 52nd of 239 countries.
Nepal has averaged higher in every one of the 40 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1000s | 706,737 people | 1.50 million people | 793,263 people | Nepal |
| 1100s | 807,700 people | 1.60 million people | 792,300 people | Nepal |
| 1200s | 923,086 people | 1.70 million people | 776,914 people | Nepal |
| 1300s | 1.05 million people | 1.80 million people | 745,040 people | Nepal |
| 1400s | 1.21 million people | 1.90 million people | 694,340 people | Nepal |
| 1500s | 1.38 million people | 2.00 million people | 622,100 people | Nepal |
| 1600s | 1.57 million people | 2.50 million people | 925,260 people | Nepal |
| 1700s | 1.80 million people | 3.00 million people | 1.20 million people | Nepal |
| 1710s | 1.72 million people | 3.07 million people | 1.35 million people | Nepal |
| 1720s | 1.74 million people | 3.15 million people | 1.41 million people | Nepal |
| 1730s | 1.76 million people | 3.22 million people | 1.46 million people | Nepal |
| 1740s | 1.77 million people | 3.29 million people | 1.52 million people | Nepal |
| 1750s | 1.79 million people | 3.37 million people | 1.57 million people | Nepal |
| 1760s | 1.82 million people | 3.44 million people | 1.63 million people | Nepal |
| 1770s | 1.84 million people | 3.51 million people | 1.68 million people | Nepal |
| 1780s | 1.86 million people | 3.59 million people | 1.73 million people | Nepal |
| 1790s | 1.89 million people | 3.66 million people | 1.77 million people | Nepal |
| 1800s | 1.86 million people | 3.97 million people | 2.11 million people | Nepal |
| 1810s | 1.86 million people | 3.91 million people | 2.05 million people | Nepal |
| 1820s | 1.98 million people | 3.95 million people | 1.97 million people | Nepal |
| 1830s | 2.26 million people | 4.10 million people | 1.85 million people | Nepal |
| 1840s | 2.57 million people | 4.26 million people | 1.69 million people | Nepal |
| 1850s | 2.82 million people | 4.41 million people | 1.60 million people | Nepal |
| 1860s | 2.95 million people | 4.55 million people | 1.61 million people | Nepal |
| 1870s | 3.10 million people | 4.72 million people | 1.63 million people | Nepal |
| 1880s | 3.27 million people | 4.93 million people | 1.66 million people | Nepal |
| 1890s | 3.30 million people | 5.07 million people | 1.77 million people | Nepal |
| 1900s | 3.10 million people | 5.24 million people | 2.14 million people | Nepal |
| 1910s | 2.88 million people | 5.38 million people | 2.50 million people | Nepal |
| 1920s | 2.99 million people | 5.35 million people | 2.36 million people | Nepal |
| 1930s | 3.40 million people | 5.35 million people | 1.95 million people | Nepal |
| 1940s | 3.94 million people | 6.70 million people | 2.76 million people | Nepal |
| 1950s | 4.68 million people | 9.17 million people | 4.50 million people | Nepal |
| 1960s | 5.67 million people | 11.09 million people | 5.42 million people | Nepal |
| 1970s | 7.31 million people | 13.76 million people | 6.44 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 9.69 million people | 17.28 million people | 7.59 million people | Nepal |
| 1990s | 12.90 million people | 21.91 million people | 9.01 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 16.91 million people | 26.04 million people | 9.13 million people | Nepal |
| 2010s | 22.48 million people | 27.79 million people | 5.31 million people | Nepal |
| 2020s | 27.28 million people | 29.46 million people | 2.18 million people | Nepal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Cameroon or Nepal?
- Nepal, at 29.69 million people against 28.37 million people in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Cameroon and Nepal?
- 1.32 million people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nepal?
- 241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Nepal rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
- Cameroon ranks 53rd and Nepal ranks 52nd 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 The global population hockey stick. 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 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.