Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Japan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 21.6 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 62.3% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 11.5 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 45.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Japan, that number is 2.4% as of 2019.
be 57.1% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
pay a 59.9% higher top tax rate
Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Japan, the top tax rate is 56.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 99.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 96.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 80.4% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Japan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
be 26.1% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 3.0 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 74.0 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, National Tax Agency Japan.
Japan: At a glance
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