Quality of life comparison

be 48.9% less likely to be obese

In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Colombia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 11.6 years less

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 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 59.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 10.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 73.1% less money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $13,400 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

have 2.3 times more children

In Colombia, there are approximately 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 6.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Colombia, approximately 83.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 19.4% less likely to be literate

In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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 27.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Colombia, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 70% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 45.7% less likely to have internet access

In Colombia, approximately 70.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 19.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 31.1% less on education

Colombia spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 53.2% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 7.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

see 87.5% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.