Nigeria vs. Cameroon
Demographics
| Nigeria | Cameroon | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 177,155,754 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2014 est.) | 23,130,708 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the distribution of population by age and sex than would otherwise be expected (July 2014 est.) |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 43.2% (male 39,151,304/female 37,353,737) 15-24 years: 19.3% (male 17,486,117/female 16,732,533) 25-54 years: 30.5% (male 27,697,644/female 26,285,816) 55-64 years: 3.9% (male 3,393,631/female 3,571,301) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 2,621,845/female 2,861,826) (2014 est.) | 0-14 years: 42.9% (male 5,001,984/female 4,927,122) 15-24 years: 19.6% (male 2,286,244/female 2,257,231) 25-54 years: 30.4% (male 3,529,203/female 3,491,125) 55-64 years: 3.9% (male 445,181/female 468,388) 65 years and over: 3.1% (male 337,490/female 386,740) (2014 est.) |
| Median age | total: 18.2 years male: 18.1 years female: 18.3 years (2014 est.) | total: 18.3 years male: 18.2 years female: 18.4 years (2014 est.) |
| Population growth rate | 2.47% (2014 est.) | 2.6% (2014 est.) |
| Birth rate | 38.03 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) | 36.58 births/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Death rate | 13.16 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) | 10.4 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Net migration rate | -0.22 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) | -0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.) |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2014 est.) | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female 0-14 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.84 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2014 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 74.09 deaths/1,000 live births male: 79.02 deaths/1,000 live births female: 68.87 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) | total: 55.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 58.78 deaths/1,000 live births female: 51.31 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.) |
| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 52.62 years male: 51.63 years female: 53.66 years (2014 est.) | total population: 57.35 years male: 56.09 years female: 58.65 years (2014 est.) |
| Total fertility rate | 5.25 children born/woman (2014 est.) | 4.82 children born/woman (2014 est.) |
| HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate | 3.1% (2012 est.) | 4.5% (2012 est.) |
| Nationality | noun: Nigerian(s) adjective: Nigerian | noun: Cameroonian(s) adjective: Cameroonian |
| Ethnic groups | Nigeria, Africa's most populous country, is composed of more than 250 ethnic groups; the following are the most populous and politically influential: Hausa and Fulani 29%, Yoruba 21%, Igbo (Ibo) 18%, Ijaw 10%, Kanuri 4%, Ibibio 3.5%, Tiv 2.5% | Cameroon Highlanders 31%, Equatorial Bantu 19%, Kirdi 11%, Fulani 10%, Northwestern Bantu 8%, Eastern Nigritic 7%, other African 13%, non-African less than 1% |
| HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS | 3,426,600 (2012 est.) | 600,500 (2012 est.) |
| Religions | Muslim 50%, Christian 40%, indigenous beliefs 10% | indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20% |
| HIV/AIDS - deaths | 239,700 (2012 est.) | 34,600 (2012 est.) |
| Languages | English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages | 24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 61.3% male: 72.1% female: 50.4% (2010 est.) | definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 71.3% male: 78.3% female: 64.8% (2010 est.) |
| Major infectious diseases | degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A and E, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever water contact diseases: leptospirosis and schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis aerosolized dust or soil contact disease: one of the most highly endemic areas for Lassa fever animal contact disease: rabies note: highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza has been identified in this country; it poses a negligible risk with extremely rare cases possible among US citizens who have close contact with birds (2013) | degree of risk: very high food or waterborne diseases: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea, hepatitis A, and typhoid fever vectorborne diseases: malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever water contact disease: schistosomiasis respiratory disease: meningococcal meningitis animal contact disease: rabies (2013) |
| School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education) | total: 9 years male: 10 years female: 8 years (2005) | total: 10 years male: 11 years female: 10 years (2011) |
| Education expenditures | NA | 3.2% of GDP (2011) |
| Urbanization | urban population: 49.6% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 3.75% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) | urban population: 52.1% of total population (2011) rate of urbanization: 3.23% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) |
| Drinking water source | improved: urban: 78.8% of population rural: 49.1% of population total: 64% of population unimproved: urban: 21.2% of population rural: 50.9% of population total: 36% of population (2012 est.) | improved: urban: 94.1% of population rural: 51.9% of population total: 74.1% of population unimproved: urban: 5.9% of population rural: 48.1% of population total: 25.9% of population (2012 est.) |
| Sanitation facility access | improved: urban: 30.8% of population rural: 24.7% of population total: 27.8% of population unimproved: urban: 69.2% of population rural: 75.3% of population total: 72.2% of population (2012 est.) | improved: urban: 61.7% of population rural: 26.8% of population total: 45.2% of population unimproved: urban: 38.3% of population rural: 73.2% of population total: 54.8% of population (2012 est.) |
| Major cities - population | Lagos 11.223 million; Kano 3.375 million; Ibadan 2.949 million; ABUJA (capital) 2.153 million; Port Harcourt 1.894 million; Kaduna 1.524 million (2011) | Douala 2.449 million; YAOUNDE (capital) 2.432 million (2011) |
| Maternal mortality rate | 630 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) | 690 deaths/100,000 live births (2010) |
| Children under the age of 5 years underweight | 24.4% (2011) | 15.1% (2011) |
| Health expenditures | 5.3% of GDP (2011) | 5.2% of GDP (2011) |
| Physicians density | 0.4 physicians/1,000 population (2008) | 0.08 physicians/1,000 population (2009) |
| Hospital bed density | 0.53 beds/1,000 population (2004) | 1.3 beds/1,000 population (2010) |
| Obesity - adult prevalence rate | 6.5% (2008) | 10.3% (2008) |
| Child labor - children ages 5-14 | total number: 11,396,823 percentage: 29 % (2007 est.) | total number: 1,396,281 percentage: 31 % (2006 est.) |
| Mother's mean age at first birth | 20.3 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2013 est.) | 19.7 note: median age at first birth among women 25-29 (2011 est.) |
| Contraceptive prevalence rate | 14.1% (2011) | 23.4% (2011) |
| Dependency ratios | total dependency ratio: 89.2 % youth dependency ratio: 84 % elderly dependency ratio: 5.2 % potential support ratio: 19.3 (2014 est.) | total dependency ratio: 85.1 % youth dependency ratio: 79.1 % elderly dependency ratio: 6 % potential support ratio: 16.8 (2014 est.) |
Source: CIA Factbook
