Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 96.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 2.3 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 66 years (65 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
see 34.0% more spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Afghanistan spends $330 as of 2023.
have 2.3 times more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 3.2 as of 2023.
be 57.6% less likely to die by suicide
Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 28.2% more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 20.6% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 3.7 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Afghanistan, that number is 13.3% as of 2025.
be 24.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 47.1% as of 2019.
make 78.9% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $417 as of 2024.
Life
be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 258.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Afghanistan, 521.0 women do as of 2023.
be 48.6% less likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 72.5% as of 2018. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 20.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 40.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 48.3 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 18.5% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 81% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 13.2% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Afghanistan, that number is 81% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 65.2% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Afghanistan, about 16.1% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 3.3 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.0% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 40.4% less likely to be murdered
Cameroon has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 4.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.3 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Afghanistan, they kill 24.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 96.2% less home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Afghanistan has 0.1 as of 2023.
live with 35.1 times more strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Afghanistan withdraws 55% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 20.0% less CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Afghanistan emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 41.6% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Afghanistan, it causes 143.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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