Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 36.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Haiti, that number is 1.9% of people as of 2020.
live 2.7 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022.
be 99.1% more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Haiti, that number is 22.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 22.2% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
be 9.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Haiti, that number is 40.6% as of 2010.
be 56.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Haiti, however, that number is 58.5% as of 2012.
Life
be 17.9% less 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 Haiti, on the other hand, 40.0 children do as of 2022.
be 20.0% less likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Haiti, it is 61.7% as of 2016.
have 40.6% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, there are 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 44.3% 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 Haiti, that number is 39% of people on average (60% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 45.2% less on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Haiti spends 1.7% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 30.6% more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Haiti, that number is 4.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Haiti: At a glance
How big is Haiti compared to Cameroon? See an in-depth size comparison.