Cameroon rankings 2026: where Cameroon places in 115 global Top 10s
Cameroon is #2 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution and inside the top 10 of 8 rankings. Every position, value and source, regenerated as the data refreshes.
Cameroon appears in 115 of the 491 live country rankings on Top10Earth. This guide walks through every one of them: where Cameroon is number one, where it makes the top 10, where it sits further down the table, and what has moved since the previous snapshot. Its best position is #2 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution, where it is measured at 55.42 micrograms per cubic metre (Urban outdoor air pollution (PM2.5)) as of 2026-11-02. Cameroon finishes inside the top 10 in 8 rankings.
Top 10 finishes
Cameroon is inside the top 10 of 8 further rankings. Each entry names the country directly above it, which is the position to beat at the next refresh.
- #2 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution with 55.42 micrograms per cubic metre, behind Qatar (58.47 micrograms per cubic metre) and ahead of Nigeria. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #6 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure with 51.5 µg/m³, behind Pakistan (53.8 µg/m³) and ahead of Saudi Arabia. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #9 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending with 67.65 % of current health expenditure, behind Yemen, Rep. (69.13 % of current health expenditure) and ahead of Equatorial Guinea. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest child overweight rates with 13.6 %, behind Argentina (14.3 %) and ahead of Greece. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution with 101 per 100,000 people, behind Oman (104 per 100,000 people) and ahead of Lesotho. Our World in Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 with 13.6 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate), behind Argentina (14.3 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate)) and ahead of Greece. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the most threatened plant species with 888, behind Philippines (903) and ahead of Australia. World Bank Open Data, 2026-11-02.
- #10 in Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution with 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter, behind Bahrain (56.57 micrograms per cubic meter) and ahead of India. Our World in Data, 2026-10-30.
Cameroon by theme
The rankings are grouped by category below, so the economic picture, the health picture and the environmental picture can be read separately. Positions are out of the number of countries each source reports, which differs by ranking.
Environment and energy
In environment and energy, Cameroon holds 34 positions: #6 of 50 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (51.5 µg/m³), #10 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened plant species (888), #12 of 50 in Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean (1.09 %) and #12 of 50 in Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean (10.7k tonnes per year). 30 more rankings are listed below.
Health and wellbeing
In health and wellbeing, Cameroon holds 25 positions: #9 of 50 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending (67.65 % of current health expenditure), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest child overweight rates (13.6 %), #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution (101 per 100,000 people) and #10 of 50 in Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 (13.6 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate)). 21 more rankings are listed below.
World and society
In world and society, Cameroon holds 22 positions: #2 of 50 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution (55.42 micrograms per cubic metre), #10 of 50 in Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution (55.6 micrograms per cubic meter), #18 of 50 in Countries with the highest age dependency ratio (78.36 % of working-age population) and #18 of 50 in Countries with the most children born per woman (4.32 children per woman). 18 more rankings are listed below.
Food and agriculture
In food and agriculture, Cameroon holds 22 positions: #12 of 44 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil (223.98 thousand hectares), #14 of 50 in Countries with the most threatened fish species (148 species), #16 of 44 in Countries with the highest palm oil yields (13.16 tonnes per hectare) and #19 of 50 in Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields (0.5 tonnes per hectare). 18 more rankings are listed below.
Finance and crypto
In finance and crypto, Cameroon holds 11 positions: #17 of 50 in Countries with the highest income inequality (0.42 index (0-1)), #19 of 50 in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty (7.31 million), #23 of 50 in Countries with the highest income inequality before tax (59.96 Gini index) and #24 of 50 in Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) (79.46 % of GDP). 7 more rankings are listed below.
Consumer tech
In consumer tech, Cameroon holds 1 position: #46 of 50 in Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions (31.52 million subscriptions).
What changed at the latest refresh
Comparing each ranking's newest snapshot with the one before it, Cameroon moved in 106 rankings:
- New entry at #2 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #6 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #9 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest child overweight rates (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #10 in Countries with the most threatened plant species (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries with the most land used for palm oil (2026-11-02).
- New entry at #12 in Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean (2026-11-02).
Since the first snapshot
Top10Earth keeps every snapshot it publishes. Where a ranking has been captured at least three times, the first recorded position can be compared with today's:
- Countries with the highest fertility rate: #8 on 2026-10-28 → #17 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Fastest-growing populations: #7 on 2026-10-28 → #22 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
- Countries with the lowest access to electricity: #18 on 2026-10-28 → #39 on 2026-10-28 (3 snapshots).
Where Cameroon ranks lowest
A guide that only listed wins would be misleading. Cameroon's lowest current positions are 50th of 50 in Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation (4.44 %), 48th of 50 in Countries using the most cereals for human food (86.84 %) and 48th of 50 in Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected (11.4 % of territorial waters). Whether a low position is good or bad depends on the metric: being near the bottom of an emissions or mortality ranking is the better place to be.
Every ranking that includes Cameroon
- #2 of 50 · Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution · 55.42 micrograms per cubic metre · 2026-11-02
- #6 of 50 · Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure · 51.5 µg/m³ · 2026-11-02
- #9 of 50 · Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending · 67.65 % of current health expenditure · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest child overweight rates · 13.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution · 101 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of overweight children under 5 · 13.6 % of children under 5 (modeled estimate) · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened plant species · 888 · 2026-11-02
- #10 of 50 · Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution · 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter · 2026-10-30
- #12 of 50 · Countries emitting the largest share of plastic waste to the ocean · 1.09 % · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 44 · Countries with the most land used for palm oil · 223.98 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #12 of 50 · Countries with the most plastic waste emitted to the ocean · 10.7k tonnes per year · 2026-11-02
- #13 of 49 · Countries producing the most palm oil · 320 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #14 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened fish species · 148 species · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest birth rate · 33.34 per 1,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest incidence of malaria · 260.46 per 1,000 people at risk · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest meningitis death rates · 12.2 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of electricity from hydropower · 85.31 % of total electricity · 2026-11-02
- #15 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption · 79.99 % · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 44 · Countries with the highest palm oil yields · 13.16 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the highest under-5 child mortality rate · 64.8 per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #16 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste per person · 22.37 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year · 118.96 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest drowning death rates · 8.31 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest fertility rate · 4.26 · 2026-10-28
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality · 0.42 index (0-1) · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of global deforestation · 1.4 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #17 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened mammal species · 48 · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the highest age dependency ratio · 78.36 % of working-age population · 2026-11-02
- #18 of 50 · Countries with the most children born per woman · 4.32 children per woman · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields · 0.5 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person · 15.02 square metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest severe food insecurity · 24.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from renewables · 79.2 % of total final energy consumption · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty · 26.69 % · 2026-11-02
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 7.31 million · 2026-10-29
- #19 of 50 · Countries with the most people in extreme poverty · 7,312.53 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the highest malaria death rates · 40.18 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths of children under five · 61.51 thousand deaths · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic reaching the ocean per person · 0.41 kg per person per year · 2026-11-02
- #20 of 50 · Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste · 578.8 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases · 36.99 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #21 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs · 54.3 % · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Countries hosting the most refugees · 408.61 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #22 of 50 · Fastest-growing populations · 2.56 % · 2026-10-28
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest cotton yields · 2.14 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest income inequality before tax · 59.96 Gini index · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest millet yields · 1.39 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines · 37.7 % · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people facing food insecurity · 60.9 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #23 of 50 · Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3 · 222.75 thousand children · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest government debt (share of GDP) · 79.46 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates · 2.52 deaths per 1,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories · 8,000 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #24 of 50 · Countries with the most people without electricity · 8,154.65 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries refugees come from most often · 140.37 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #25 of 50 · Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children · 59.2 % · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries producing the most coffee · 29.77 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #26 of 50 · Countries with the highest infant mortality rates · 4.02 deaths per 100 live births · 2026-11-02
- #27 of 50 · Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources · 273 cubic kilometres · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios · 258.23 per 100,000 live births · 2026-11-02
- #28 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of energy from fossil fuels · 0 % of total energy · 2026-11-02
- #29 of 50 · Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates · 44.33 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns · 3.48 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #30 of 50 · Countries with the highest forest rents as a share of GDP · 2.58 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without improved water · 13.69 % · 2026-11-02
- #31 of 50 · Countries with the most births per year · 957.39 thousand births · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories · 29.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest · 0.6 % · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day · 98.76 % · 2026-11-02
- #32 of 50 · Countries with the most deaths attributable to alcohol (share) · 7 % · 2026-10-29
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the highest alcohol consumption per person · 9.6 litres of pure alcohol per person · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the largest forest area · 191.43 thousand sq. km · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of the world's forest · 0.46 % of global total · 2026-11-02
- #33 of 50 · Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5) · 90.82 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-30
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis · 10.26 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change · 23.45 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #35 of 50 · Countries with the most people in cities of over 1 million · 9,200.67 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the heaviest debt service burden (share of exports) · 20.15 % of exports of goods, services and primary income · 2026-10-29
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest oil rents as a share of GDP · 2.36 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #36 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people living on under $3 a day · 26.7 % of population · 2026-11-02
- #37 of 50 · Countries where beer makes up the most of alcohol consumption · 58.64 % · 2026-10-31
- #38 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of pregnant women with anemia · 41 % of pregnant women · 2026-11-02
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the highest cassava yields · 14.26 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-31
- #39 of 50 · Countries with the lowest access to electricity · 72 % of population · 2026-10-28
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions from gas flaring · 1,097.69 thousand tonnes · 2026-10-29
- #40 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels · 68 % · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries importing the most palm oil · 169 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries producing the most soybeans · 116.69 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the highest homicide rates · 6.76 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #41 of 50 · Countries with the most threatened bird species · 31 · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries planting the most new forest each year · 2 thousand hectares per year · 2026-10-29
- #42 of 50 · Countries using the most pesticides · 9.91 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest bean yields · 1.29 tonnes per hectare · 2026-10-29
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of primary pupils in private schools · 25.34 % · 2026-11-02
- #42 of 50 · Countries with the most cropland · 7,896.9 thousand hectares · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries by transport services · 45.93 % of service imports, BoP · 2026-10-28
- #43 of 50 · Countries most dependent on agriculture (share of GDP) · 16.85 % of GDP · 2026-10-29
- #43 of 50 · Countries producing the most maize · 2,200 thousand tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries whose largest city has the most people · 4,854.26 thousand people · 2026-11-02
- #43 of 50 · Countries with the highest child homicide rates · 5 per 100,000 people · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest coffee yields · 0.55 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the highest sugar cane yields · 61.7 tonnes per hectare · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions from flaring · 57.66 million tonnes · 2026-11-02
- #44 of 50 · Countries with the most cattle · 5,941.77 thousand animals · 2026-11-01
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity · 73.14 % · 2026-10-29
- #45 of 50 · Countries with the most renewable freshwater per person · 9,879.57 cubic metres per person · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income · 13.27 % · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the highest CO2 emissions from flaring per person · 0.04 tonnes per person · 2026-11-02
- #46 of 50 · Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions · 31.52 million subscriptions · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries receiving the most development aid · 940.27 current US$ million · 2026-10-29
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the highest manufacturing share of the economy · 14.57 % of GDP · 2026-11-02
- #47 of 50 · Countries with the largest agricultural output · 11.25 billion constant 2014-2016 US$ · 2026-11-01
- #48 of 50 · Countries using the most cereals for human food · 86.84 % · 2026-11-02
- #48 of 50 · Countries with the highest share of waters that are protected · 11.4 % of territorial waters · 2026-11-02
- #50 of 50 · Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation · 4.44 % · 2026-11-02
How to read these numbers
Each ranking measures one metric from one named source at one time, so a #3 in one table and a #3 in another are not directly comparable. Countries also report in different years: the capture date is when Top10Earth fetched the data, while the source's own year is stated on each ranking page under methodology. For a side-by-side with another country on the same measures, open any ranking and use the head-to-head links, or visit Cameroon's entity page for the live table and rank-history chart.
Top10Earth never estimates or edits a value. Each number is fetched from its source on a schedule, hashed, stored and ranked by software, then checked by a quality gate before it is published. If a refresh fails that gate the previous snapshot stays live and a person looks at why. Every past snapshot is kept, which is what makes the rank-history charts on each ranking page possible.
Questions people ask about Cameroon
What is Cameroon's best ranking on Top10Earth?
#2 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution, with 55.42 micrograms per cubic metre (Urban outdoor air pollution (PM2.5)) as of 2026-11-02.
How many rankings include Cameroon?
115 current country rankings out of 491 on the site.
Is Cameroon in the top 10 of anything?
Yes: 8 rankings, including #2 in Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution, #6 in Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure and #9 in Countries with the highest out-of-pocket share of health spending.
Where do the numbers come from?
From Our World in Data and World Bank Open Data. Each ranking page names its source, metric definition and capture date.
When was this guide last updated?
The newest snapshot used here was captured on 2026-11-02. The guide is regenerated automatically as rankings refresh.