Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Burkina Faso, you would:
Health
be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burkina Faso, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 2.0 times more likely to be obese
In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 63.6% more money
Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 94.4% less likely to be unemployed
In Burkina Faso, 77.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2004. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.
Life
be 96.2% more likely to be literate
In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 39.3% as of 2018. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.
be 65.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burkina Faso, approximately 320.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 3.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 2% 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 72.7% more likely to have internet access
In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.6% less on education
Burkina Faso spends 5.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 34.5% less on healthcare
Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cameroon: At a glance
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