Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Antigua and Barbuda instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 63.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.
live 14.5 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.
be 65.8% more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 5.0 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $18,000 as of 2020.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 28.4% more likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.
be 70.7% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
have 57.3% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 15.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 70% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 76.0% do as of 2019.
be 23.0% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, 97% of people do as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 22.2% more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 4.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 61.9% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Antigua and Barbuda: At a glance
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