Cameroon vs Nigeria: Population ages 15-64, female, per capita
Cameroon
0.2821 units per person
in 2025
Nigeria
0.2783 units per person
in 2025
Cameroon rank
192nd
Nigeria rank
195th
Population ages 15-64, female, per capita over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 0.2821 units per person against 0.2783 units per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0038 units per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 192nd and Nigeria ranks 195th of 217 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.2865 units per person | 0.2772 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | Cameroon |
| 1970s | 0.2716 units per person | 0.2711 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 0.2583 units per person | 0.2619 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.2566 units per person | 0.264 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 0.2645 units per person | 0.2649 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0.2703 units per person | 0.2625 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 0.2784 units per person | 0.2731 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher population ages 15-64, female, per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Cameroon, at 0.2821 units per person against 0.2783 units per person in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in population ages 15-64, female, per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 0.0038 units per person, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for population ages 15-64, female, per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 192nd and Nigeria ranks 195th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Population ages 15-64, female, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Population ages 15-64, female divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.