XAF
…
INR
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Land Area
India
3,287,263 km²
Largest
Cameroon
475,442 km²
14.5% of largest
India is 6.91× larger than Cameroon
Population
India
LARGEST
1.46B
PEOPLE
Cameroon
2.0% OF LARGEST
29.88M
PEOPLE
India has 48.99× the population of Cameroon
GDP
India
LARGEST
$3.96T
Cameroon
1.5% OF LARGEST
$58.93B
Armed Forces
Active Personnel
India
LARGEST
1.45M
TROOPS
Cameroon
2.8% OF LARGEST
40K
TROOPS
India has 36.13× the active personnel of Cameroon
Air Force
India
LARGEST
2.18K
AIRCRAFT
Cameroon
1.5% OF LARGEST
33
AIRCRAFT
India has 66.12× the aircraft of Cameroon
Naval Assets
India
Cameroon
Wealth
Gold Reserves
India
LARGEST
876.2
Metric Tonnes
Cameroon
0.0% OF LARGEST
0.0
Metric Tonnes
Foreign-Exchange Reserves
India
LARGEST
$570B
Reserves · excl. gold
Cameroon
0.9% OF LARGEST
$5B
Reserves · excl. gold
Billionaires
India
MOST
200
billionaires
Cameroon
—
Oil
Proven Reserves
India
LARGEST
4.5
Billion barrels
Production & Consumption
India
NET IMPORTER
Production
0.7M b/d
Consumption
5.3M b/d
−4.6M b/d net
Trade (Import/Export)
Cameroon
$8.4B
Exports
$8.4B
Imports
$10.0B
Trade Balance
$-1.6B
Trade Deficit
India
$827.4B
Exports
$827.4B
Imports
$918.3B
Trade Balance
$-90.9B
Trade Deficit
Drinks per Person
Coffee
kg / person / yr
Cameroon
supply
India
consumption
Tea
kg / person / yr
India
consumption
Cameroon
supply
Beer
litres / person / yr
India
supply
Cameroon
supply
Wine
litres / person / yr
Cameroon
supply
India
consumption
Alcohol
litres pure alcohol / person / yr
Cameroon
consumption
India
consumption
Smoking
% of adults 15+ who smoke
India
Cameroon
Per-capita — consumption where available, else FAOSTAT supply · alcohol = litres of pure alcohol; smoking = % of adults 15+ (WHO)
Olympic Medals
India
10
Gold
10
Silver
21
Bronze
41
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 41
❄ Winter: 0
Cameroon
3
Gold
1
Silver
2
Bronze
6
Total Medals
☀ Summer: 6
❄ Winter: 0
Religious Demographics
Religious Distribution
Religious Composition by Country
Cameroon
India
Age Demographics
Median Age
India
28.2
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Cameroon
18.7
YEARS
10
30
50
70
Age Distribution
Population breakdown by age bracket (percentage)
Demographic Insights
Age Gap
India is 9.5 years older (median) than Cameroon
Youth Population
Cameroon has the highest youth population at 72.4% (under 30)
Elderly Population
India has the highest elderly population at 8.5% (60+)
Global Statistics
| Metric |
Cameroon
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Travel & Mobility | ||
| Passport Power visa-free destinations | — |
62
|
| Tourist Arrivals per year | — |
17.9M
|
| Culture & Prestige | ||
| Nobel Laureates all-time |
0
|
10
|
| UNESCO Heritage Sites inscribed sites |
3
|
43
|
Figures as of 2026. Sources: IMF, EIA/OPEC, Henley Passport Index, UNWTO, Forbes, Michelin Guide, Nobel Foundation, UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Cost of Living
|
Metric
All indices use New York City as base (100)
Lower values indicate lower costs.
|
Cameroon
|
India
|
|---|---|---|
| Cost of Living Index |
|
|
| Rent Index |
|
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| Groceries Index |
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| Restaurant Price Index |
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| Local Purchasing Power |
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| Common Expenses Comparison | ||
| Meal at Inexpensive Restaurant (USD) | $3 | $3 |
| Three-Course Meal for 2 (USD) | $15 | $15 |
| Monthly Rent - City Center (USD) | $180 | $250 |
| Monthly Rent - Outside Center (USD) | $95 | $150 |
| Monthly Utilities (USD) | $45 | $35 |
| Internet (60 Mbps, USD) | $35 | $12 |
| Monthly Public Transport Pass (USD) | $15 | $15 |
Health
Healthcare spending, capacity and outcomes. Sources: World Bank / WHO — the year tag shows each figure’s vintage; “—” means the country doesn’t report that metric.
Health spending / person
India
Cameroon
Physicians per 1,000
India
Cameroon
Hospital beds per 1,000
Cameroon
India
Diabetes prevalence
India
Cameroon
Obesity prevalence
Cameroon
India
Suicide rate per 100k
India
Cameroon
Want the long view?
GDP, population, reserves & trade for Cameroon vs India — charted over the decades.
Basic Information
| Metric | Cameroon | India |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 29879337 | 1463865525 |
| Area (sq km) | 475442 | 3287263 |
| Capital | Yaoundé | New Delhi |
| Official Language | French and English | Hindi and English (official), 21 other scheduled languages |
| Currency | Central African CFA Franc (XAF) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
| Government Type | Unitary dominant-party presidential republic | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
Military Strength
| Metric | Cameroon | India |
|---|---|---|
| Active Personnel | 40,000 | 1,445,000 |
| Reserve Personnel | 0 | 1,155,000 |
| Total Military Personnel | 40,000 | 2,610,550 |
| Defense Budget (USD) | $420,000,000 | $81,400,000,000 |
| Tanks | 53 | 4,614 |
| Armored Vehicles | 335 | 12,000 |
| Self-Propelled Artillery | 0 | 100 |
| Towed Artillery | 25 | 4,175 |
| Rocket Projectors | 21 | 266 |
Economy
| Metric | Cameroon | India |
|---|---|---|
| GDP (USD) | $58,933,453,924 | $3,956,067,115,772 |
| GDP Per Capita (USD) | $1,972 | $2,702 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) | 3.6% | 4.2% |
| GINI Index (Income Inequality) | 42.2 | 25.5 |
| Currency | Central African CFA Franc (XAF) | Indian Rupee (INR) |
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Interesting Comparisons & Trivia
Did You Know?
India is 6.9 times larger in area than Cameroon.
India has 49.0 times more people than Cameroon.
With over a billion people, that's more than 1/8 of humanity!
India has the highest GDP per capita at $2,702 among the selected countries.
India has the largest economy with a GDP of
$3.96 trillion.
India has the largest active military personnel with 1,445,000 troops.
India has the largest air force with 2,182 aircraft.
India has the largest navy with 295 vessels.
India Fact: India has the world's largest film industry, producing over 1,800 films annually, more than twice Hollywood's output.
Cameroon vs India: Key Comparisons
Economy: India's GDP of $4.0T is 67.1x larger than Cameroon's $59B — both among the world's largest economies.
Population: India's population of 1.5B is 49.0x larger than Cameroon's 30M.
Area: India covers 3,287,263 km², making it 6.9x larger than Cameroon.
Military: India fields 1.4Million active troops vs Cameroon's 40Thousand.
Trade: Cameroon has a trade deficit of $2B while India has a trade deficit of $91B.
Life Expectancy: India leads with a life expectancy of 72 years vs Cameroon's 64.
Data compiled from World Bank, IMF, Global Firepower, SIPRI, Numbeo, and Pew Research.
Last updated August 2026.
Sources & methodology