Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Kiribati instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
live 4.6 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Kiribati, that number is 68 years (65 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.0 times more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Kiribati, that number is 46.0% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 36.1% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Kiribati, the GDP per capita is $2,300 as of 2020.
be 7.1 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Kiribati, that number is 30.6% as of 2010.
Life
be 82.6% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Kiribati, 92.0 women do as of 2017.
be 32.4% 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 Kiribati, on the other hand, 32.9 children do as of 2022.
have 43.4% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Kiribati, there are 20.1 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 people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 100% of people on average (88% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.0 times more on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Kiribati spends 12.4% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.9 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Kiribati, that number is 10.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.8 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Kiribati, that number is 1,143 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Kiribati: At a glance
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