Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 30.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
live 1.0 years less
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 44.4% more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 9.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 16.6% more likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 89.9% as of 2019.
be 16.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cote d'Ivoire, 617.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.2% more 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 55.7 children do as of 2022.
have 20.3% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 19.4% more on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.1% more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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