Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 53.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Guinea, that number is 1.4% of people as of 2020.
be 32.5% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea, that number is 7.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 37.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Guinea, that number is 2.7% as of 2017.
make 25.0% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Guinea, the GDP per capita is $2,700 as of 2020.
be 16.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guinea, however, that number is 43.7% as of 2018.
pay a 14.3% higher top tax rate
Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Guinea, the top tax rate is 40.0% as of 2016.
Life
be 48.6% less likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Guinea, it is 39.6% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 34.3% less 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 Guinea, that number is 46% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 24% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 31.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 29.0% less on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Guinea spends 2.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 11.1% more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea, that number is 4.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 20.4% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guinea, that number is 320 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Guinea: At a glance
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