Cameroon vs Madagascar: Total natural resource rents
Cameroon
5.5%
in 2021
Madagascar
5.5%
in 2021
Cameroon rank
71st
Madagascar rank
70th
Total natural resource rents over time
- Cameroon
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 5.5% against 5.5% in Cameroon, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 71st and Madagascar ranks 70th of 211 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.7% | 2.5% | 2.2% | Cameroon |
| 1980s | 8.5% | 3.0% | 5.6% | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 5.6% | 2.3% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 5.1% | 1.9% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.7% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 4.9% | 5.6% | 0.7% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total natural resource rents, Cameroon or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 5.5% against 5.5% in Cameroon as of 2021.
- What is the difference in total natural resource rents between Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Madagascar?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Madagascar rank globally for total natural resource rents?
- Cameroon ranks 71st and Madagascar ranks 70th of 211 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The Changing Wealth of Nations, World Bank staff estimates, via World Bank (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total natural resource rents. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Natural resources rents are estimated as the difference between the price of a commodity and the average cost of producing it. Total natural resources rents are the sum of oil rents, natural gas rents, coal rents, mineral rents, and forest rents.