Guinea and Cameroon Comparison - Examine Similarities and Differences

Country
	Cameroon
Leader
President: Alpha Conde	President: Paul Biya
Population
10,884,958	20,129,878
Life Expectancy
58.610 years	54.710 years
Capital City
	Yaounde
Largest city
Camayenne (population: 1,871,240)	Douala (population: 1,338,080)
Human Development Index
0.423	0.514
GDP per capita
	$2,300 US
Literacy Rate
29.5%	67.9%
Corruption Perception Index
1.6	2.3
Percentage of Women in Parliament
19.3%	13.9%
Wealthiest Citizens

Unemployment Rate
	30.000%
Death Penalty
Legal	Abolished in practice

Political System
republic	republic; multiparty presidential regime
Independence date
	1 January 1960 (from French-administered UN trusteeship)
Religions
Muslim 85%, Christian 8%, indigenous beliefs 7%	indigenous beliefs 40%, Christian 40%, Muslim 20%
Languages
French (official); note - each ethnic group has its own language	24 major African language groups, English (official), French (official)
Exports
	crude oil and petroleum products, lumber, cocoa beans, aluminum, coffee, cotton
External Debt
	$3,147,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
	Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (XAF) per US dollar 438.77 (2008 est.), 493.51 (2007), 522.59 (2006), 527.47 (2005), 528.29 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
	1.300%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
0	1
Location
Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone	Western Africa, bordering the Bight of Biafra, between Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria
Area
245,857 km sq	475,440 km sq
Coastline
320 km	402 km
Climate
generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds	varies with terrain, from tropical along coast to semiarid and hot in north

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Guinea vs Cameroon