Quality of life comparison

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Bhutan, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 9.0 years less

In Bhutan, the average life expectancy is 72 years (71 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

be 78.1% more likely to be obese

In Bhutan, 6.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

make 67.0% less money

Bhutan has a GDP per capita of $10,900 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 34.4% more likely to be unemployed

In Bhutan, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

be 4.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Bhutan, 8.2% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

be 15.8% more likely to be literate

In Bhutan, the literacy rate is 66.6% as of 2017. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

have 2.2 times more children

In Bhutan, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Bhutan, approximately 183.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 80.2% more likely to die during infancy

In Bhutan, approximately 27.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cameroon, on the other hand, 48.7 children do as of 2022.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Bhutan, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 70% of the population do as of 2019.

be 29.6% less likely to have internet access

In Bhutan, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 21.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Bhutan, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 79% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 55.1% less on education

Bhutan spends 6.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.