Yaoundé

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#639

Global Rank

3.5

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

35.0%


Share

Cameroon • Africa • Language power

Population
4.4M
GDP
N/A
GDP per capita
$0
Land area
4,675 km² (1,805 mi²)
Density
932/km² (2,414/mi²)

Primary city Yaoundé

State / province Central

Language French

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National Capital

National capital of Cameroon

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Largest City

Largest metro area in Cameroon

Yaoundé metro area

3.85, 11.50
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions

Stands out for Major Sporting Events, Cultural Events.

World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams3 teams

Football/Soccer • Cameroon

AS Fortuna

Mfou • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Cameroon

Canon Yaoundé

Yaoundé • Level: 1

Football/Soccer • Cameroon

Fauve Azur Elite

Yaoundé • Level: 1

Major Sporting Events

Championship Finals2 events

2022 AFCON Final

Football Final

2022 • Yaoundé

1972 AFCON Final

Football Final

1972 • Yaoundé

Complete Event Timeline2 events

2022 AFCON Final

Championship Finals

2022 • Yaoundé

1972 AFCON Final

Championship Finals

1972 • Yaoundé

Championship History

3 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Yaoundé, across all sports, newest first. 3 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

Canon Yaoundé
1981· 1980-12-14
Canon Yaoundé
1979· 1978-12-17
Canon Yaoundé
1972· 1971-12-21

Cultural Assets

Cultural Events

Notable One-off Events

2026 14th WTO Ministerial Conference

Yaounde • International Summit

Languages of Yaoundé

French first in Central; 2 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFrench
AdministrativeFrench
NationalFrench
NationalEnglish
English reach, Central
38%
Tier 3 country

Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#1369

University of Yaoundé I

Yaoundé, Cameroon

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Yaoundé Nsimalen International Airport

Yaoundé • 4 - Regional