If you lived in Cameroon instead of Angola, you would:

Health

live 1.2 years longer

In Angola, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 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 66.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

be 39.0% more likely to be obese

In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 34.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 41.9% less money

Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 16.1% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 2.1 times higher top tax rate

Angola has a top tax rate of 17.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 17.2% less likely to die during infancy

In Angola, approximately 58.9 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 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

have 15.0% fewer children

In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 62.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% 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 18.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% 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 72.2% more on education

Angola spends 1.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 44.0% more on healthcare

Angola spends 2.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 74.9% less coastline

Angola has a total of 1,600 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Direcção Nacional dos Impostos, Ministério das Finanças.

Cameroon: At a glance

Cameroon is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 472,710 sq km. French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.
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