Cameroon vs Madagascar: Population, total
Cameroon
29.88 million
in 2025
Madagascar
32.74 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
51st
Madagascar rank
49th
Population, total over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 32.74 million against 29.88 million in Cameroon, a difference of 2.86 million.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 49th of 218 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.67 million | 5.77 million | 95,702 | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 7.31 million | 7.66 million | 345,045 | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 9.69 million | 10.31 million | 618,396 | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 12.90 million | 13.91 million | 1.01 million | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 16.91 million | 18.95 million | 2.04 million | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 22.48 million | 25.14 million | 2.65 million | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 28.02 million | 30.83 million | 2.81 million | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population, total, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 32.74 million against 29.88 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population, total between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 2.86 million, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for population, total?
- Cameroon ranks 51st and Madagascar ranks 49th of 218 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN), published as Population, total. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total population is based on the de facto definition of population, which counts all residents regardless of legal status or citizenship. The values shown are midyear estimates.