What is the difference in gross national income — value us$, per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?

0.0002 million USD per person, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?

54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Cameroon vs Nigeria: Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita

Cameroon

0.0017 million USD per person

in 2023

Nigeria

0.0015 million USD per person

in 2023

Cameroon rank

160th

Nigeria rank

163rd

Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita over time

Cameroon
Nigeria

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0.0017 million USD per person against 0.0015 million USD per person in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0002 million USD per person.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Cameroon ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 163rd of 194 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0.0005 million USD per person	0.0014 million USD per person	0.0009 million USD per person	Nigeria
1980s	0.0011 million USD per person	0.002 million USD per person	0.0009 million USD per person	Nigeria
1990s	0.0009 million USD per person	0.0005 million USD per person	0.0005 million USD per person	Cameroon
2000s	0.0011 million USD per person	0.0011 million USD per person	0.0001 million USD per person	Nigeria
2010s	0.0015 million USD per person	0.0023 million USD per person	0.0008 million USD per person	Nigeria
2020s	0.0016 million USD per person	0.0018 million USD per person	0.0002 million USD per person	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national income — value us$, per capita, Cameroon or Nigeria?: Cameroon, at 0.0017 million USD per person against 0.0015 million USD per person in Nigeria as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross national income — value us$, per capita between Cameroon and Nigeria?: 0.0002 million USD per person, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?: 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for gross national income — value us$, per capita?: Cameroon ranks 160th and Nigeria ranks 163rd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gross National Income — Value US$, per capita
Unit: million USD per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 195 places, 9,810 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed: 22 September 2026

Gross National Income — Value US$ divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.