Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Guinea-Bissau instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 16.7% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 9.5% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 50.0% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Guinea-Bissau, the GDP per capita is $1,800 as of 2020.
be 78.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Guinea-Bissau, however, that number is 67.0% as of 2015.
Life
be 26.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Guinea-Bissau, 667.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.3% less likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Guinea-Bissau, it is 59.9% as of 2015.
Basic Needs
be 60.0% 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-Bissau, that number is 28% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 7% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 39.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Guinea-Bissau, about 23.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 8.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 12.9% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Guinea-Bissau, that number is 350 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Guinea-Bissau: At a glance
How big is Guinea-Bissau compared to Cameroon? See an in-depth size comparison.