Cameroon vs Uganda: Population, annual growth rate
Cameroon
2.65 % change on previous year
in 2024
Uganda
2.79 % change on previous year
in 2024
Cameroon rank
24th
Uganda rank
23rd
Population, annual growth rate over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.79 % change on previous year against 2.65 % change on previous year in Cameroon, a difference of 0.14 % change on previous year.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.22 % change on previous year | 3.05 % change on previous year | 0.8364 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.75 % change on previous year | 2.65 % change on previous year | 0.1024 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 2.72 % change on previous year | 0.2103 % change on previous year | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.82 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 0.3612 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.78 % change on previous year | 3.06 % change on previous year | 0.2807 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.93 % change on previous year | 3.18 % change on previous year | 0.2502 % change on previous year | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.69 % change on previous year | 3.07 % change on previous year | 0.3809 % change on previous year | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, annual growth rate, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.79 % change on previous year against 2.65 % change on previous year in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in population, annual growth rate between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.14 % change on previous year, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for population, annual growth rate?
- Cameroon ranks 24th and Uganda ranks 23rd of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.