Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Algeria, you would:
Health
be 58.4% less likely to be obese
In Algeria, 27.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Algeria, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 14.8 years less
In Algeria, the average life expectancy is 78 years (77 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 63.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Algeria, 11.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.
make 66.4% less money
Algeria has a GDP per capita of $10,700 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 6.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Algeria, 5.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 91.8% more children
In Algeria, there are approximately 18.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 4.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Algeria, approximately 112.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy
In Algeria, approximately 19.7 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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 39.7% less likely to have internet access
In Algeria, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Algeria, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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.
Expenditures
spend 49.2% less on education
Algeria spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 41.9% less on healthcare
Algeria spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 59.7% less coastline
Algeria has a total of 998 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cameroon: At a glance
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