Poverty & Inequality in Cameroon 91 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Cameroon. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share in poverty relative to different poverty lines 26.7% 2021 down 8.0% 19th Distribution of population between different poverty lines 135,204 people 2021 down 33.6% 83rd Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day 98.8% 2021 up 1.0% 32nd Share of population living in extreme poverty 26.7% 2021 down 8.0% 19th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $8.30 a day 74.0% 2021 up 1.8% 26th Number of people living in extreme poverty 20.08 million people 2021 up 28.3% 42nd Distribution of population between different poverty lines 7.31 million people 2021 up 14.2% 21st Number of people living in extreme poverty 7.31 million people 2021 up 14.2% 21st Share living on less than $8.30 a day vs. mean income or consumption 74.0% 2021 up 1.8% 26th The share and number of people living in extreme poverty 26.7% 2021 down 8.0% 19th Relative poverty: Share of population below 40% of the median 11.2% 2021 down 19.4% 17th Relative poverty: Share of population below 50% of the median 18.8% 2021 down 13.6% 14th Relative poverty: Share of population below 60% of the median 26.4% 2021 down 8.3% 10th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $40 a day 99.5% 2021 up 0.4% 31st Extreme monetary poverty and multidimensional poverty over time 26.7% 2021 down 8.0% 19th Share of population living on less than $4.20 per day vs. share in multidimensional poverty 41.3% 2021 down 2.6% 22nd Share of global population living in extreme poverty including and excluding China 26.7% 2021 down 8.0% 19th Share of the population in poverty vs. Electoral Democracy Index 80.6% 2021 up 1.5% 28th Number of people living in extreme poverty: September 2024 data vs. latest data 7.31 million people 2021 up 14.2% 21st Distribution of population between different poverty lines 135,204 people 2021 down 33.6% 83rd Gini coefficient 0.4218 2021 down 9.6% 20th Share of children who are underweight vs. share in extreme poverty 11.0% 2018 down 33.3% 44th Cereal yield vs. extreme poverty rate 26.7% 2021 down 8.0% 19th Distribution of population between different poverty lines (2011 prices) 2.38 million people 2021 down 0.7% 75th Share of population living in extreme poverty (2011 prices) 23.5% 2021 down 9.7% 15th Poverty: Share of population living on less than $30 a day (2011 prices) 99.6% 2021 up 0.4% 26th Share of population living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 23.5% 2021 down 9.7% 15th Number of people living in extreme poverty: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 6.49 million people 2021 up 12.1% 18th Share of population living on less than the lower-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 46.7% 2021 down 0.6% 19th Share of population living on less than the upper-middle income poverty line: 2011 vs. 2017 prices 72.4% 2021 up 1.8% 22nd Share of population living in extreme poverty (2017 prices) 23.0% 2021 down 10.4% 18th ← Previous Page 2 of 2