Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Antigua and Barbuda, you would:

Health

be 39.7% less likely to be obese

In Antigua and Barbuda, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 2.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Antigua and Barbuda, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 14.5 years less

In Antigua and Barbuda, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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 60.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Antigua and Barbuda, 11.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 80.0% less money

Antigua and Barbuda has a GDP per capita of $18,000 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Antigua and Barbuda, 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 22.1% less likely to be literate

In Antigua and Barbuda, the literacy rate is 99.0% as of 2015. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 14.3 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 70% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 50.0% less likely to have internet access

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 18.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Antigua and Barbuda, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 18.2% less on healthcare

Antigua and Barbuda spends 4.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.6 times more coastline

Antigua and Barbuda has a total of 153 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

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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