Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 12.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.2% of people as of 2024.
be 20.8% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 12.7% of people as of 2024.
have 85.3% more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 2.5 as of 2022.
have 15.9% less access to essential health services
Cameroon scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Guinea-Bissau scores 37 as of 2021.
Economy
be 25.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 2.7% as of 2025.
be 34.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 50.5% as of 2021.
make 43.0% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,124 as of 2025.
Life
be 95.7% 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 Guinea-Bissau, 505.0 women do as of 2023.
have 11.3% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, there are 29.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 43.8% 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 Guinea-Bissau, that number is 40% of people on average (64% in urban areas, and 21% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 35.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, about 29.8% do as of 2024.
be 13.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 62% of people on average (73% in urban areas, and 53% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 93.8% more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.8% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 12.9% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
Safety
be 2.9 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Guinea-Bissau, they kill 30.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 81.7% less home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Guinea-Bissau has 0.4 as of 2024.
Environment
be 11.9% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, it causes 89.0 as of 2019.
emit 54.3% less CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Guinea-Bissau emits 0.2 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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