Cameroon vs Uganda: Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions
Cameroon
2.6%
in 2025
Uganda
2.7%
in 2025
Cameroon rank
22nd
Uganda rank
21st
Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions over time
- Cameroon
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Uganda's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Uganda ahead.
Cameroon ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 21st of 215 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 | 2.2% | 3.0% | 0.8% | Uganda |
| 1970s | 2.7% | 2.6% | 0.1% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 2.8% | 3.1% | 0.4% | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 3.1% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 3.0% | 0.3% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions, Cameroon or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions between Cameroon and Uganda?
- 0.1%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Uganda?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Uganda rank globally for annual change in gdp, population and co₂ emissions?
- Cameroon ranks 22nd and Uganda ranks 21st of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Population Division, national statistical offices, Eurostat, and United Nations Statistical Division, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in GDP, population and CO₂ emissions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage change in gross domestic product (GDP), population, and carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions.