Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Equatorial Guinea instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 29.8% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.0% of people as of 2016.
be 2.4 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 7.3% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 4.7 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Equatorial Guinea, the GDP per capita is $17,000 as of 2020.
be 100.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 8.6% as of 2014.
be 17.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Equatorial Guinea, however, that number is 44.0% as of 2011.
Life
be 43.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Equatorial Guinea, 301.0 women do as of 2017.
be 23.6% more likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Equatorial Guinea, it is 95.3% as of 2015.
be 60.7% 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 Equatorial Guinea, on the other hand, 78.3 children do as of 2022.
have 15.7% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Equatorial Guinea, there are 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
be 14.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 68% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 13.9% less on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 3.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 26.4% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Equatorial Guinea, that number is 296 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Equatorial Guinea: At a glance
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