Quality of life comparison

be 50.6% less likely to be obese

In Barbados, 23.1% 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 Barbados, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 15.3 years less

In Barbados, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 81 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 57.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Barbados, 10.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 72.1% less money

Barbados has a GDP per capita of $12,900 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

have 3.3 times more children

In Barbados, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 19.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Barbados, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.6% less likely to be literate

In Barbados, the literacy rate is 99.6% as of 2014. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 5.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Barbados, approximately 9.6 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Cameroon, on the other hand, 48.7 children do as of 2022.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Barbados, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 70% of the population do as of 2019.

be 53.7% less likely to have internet access

In Barbados, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 20.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Barbados, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.

spend 27.9% less on education

Barbados spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 42.9% less on healthcare

Barbados spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

see 4.1 times more coastline

Barbados has a total of 97 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.