Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 72.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
be 23.6% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 12.2% of people as of 2024.
have 58.8% more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Benin has 2.2 as of 2023.
be 16.2% less likely to die by suicide
Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Benin, it is 7.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
live 3.0 years less
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Benin, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024.
see 44.0% less spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Benin spends $138 as of 2023.
have 13.6% less access to essential health services
Cameroon scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Benin scores 38 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Benin, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 15.9% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $1,658 as of 2025.
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 Benin, 518.0 women do as of 2023.
be 12.4% 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 Benin, on the other hand, 45.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 20.8% less 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 Benin, that number is 57% of people on average (70% in urban areas, and 44% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 26.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Benin, about 34.0% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 26.6% less on healthcare
Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Benin, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 13.7% more on education
Cameroon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Benin spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 69.9% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
Safety
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 Benin, they kill 24.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 37.2% less strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Benin withdraws 1% as of 2022.
find 86.9% less home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Benin has 0.3 as of 2024.
use 49.3% less electricity
Cameroon uses 226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Benin uses 115 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 23.8% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Benin, it causes 77.0 as of 2019.
emit 40.0% more CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Benin emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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