Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Labor force, total, annual growth rate

Cameroon
2.6 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
2.49 % change on previous year
in 2025
Cameroon rank
45th
Papua New Guinea rank
48th

Labor force, total, annual growth rate over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 2.6 % change on previous year against 2.49 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.11 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 186 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 2.99 % change on previous year 3.91 % change on previous year 0.9198 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 2.54 % change on previous year 3.74 % change on previous year 1.2 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2010s 1.6 % change on previous year 3.63 % change on previous year 2.03 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 2.57 % change on previous year 2.7 % change on previous year 0.1304 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher labor force, total, annual growth rate, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 2.6 % change on previous year against 2.49 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
What is the difference in labor force, total, annual growth rate between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0.11 % change on previous year, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for labor force, total, annual growth rate?
Cameroon ranks 45th and Papua New Guinea ranks 48th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Labor force, total, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Labor force, total, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
234 places, 8,176 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Labor force, total. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.