Cameroon vs Nigeria: Account, income, poorest 40%
Cameroon
44.9%
in 2024
Nigeria
46.7%
in 2024
Cameroon rank
79th
Nigeria rank
76th
Account, income, poorest 40% over time
- Cameroon
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 46.7% against 44.9% in Cameroon, a difference of 1.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Nigeria ahead.
Cameroon ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 76th of 103 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.4% | 23.0% | 9.6% | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 39.7% | 0.3% | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher account, income, poorest 40%, Cameroon or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 46.7% against 44.9% in Cameroon as of 2024.
- What is the difference in account, income, poorest 40% between Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 1.8%, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Nigeria?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
- How do Cameroon and Nigeria rank globally for account, income, poorest 40%?
- Cameroon ranks 79th and Nigeria ranks 76th of 103 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Findex database, published as Account, income, poorest 40% (% ages 15+). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The percentage of respondents who report having an account (by themselves or together with someone else) at a bank or another type of financial institution (see the definition for "financial institution account") or report personally using a mobile money service in the past year (see the definition for "mobile money account"), poorest 40% (% ages 15+)