Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Haiti instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 36.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 1.6% of people as of 2024.
live 1.2 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 65 years (62 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2024.
be 30.5% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Haiti, that number is 11.1% of people as of 2024.
have 2.1 times more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Haiti has 2.9 as of 2022.
have 22.7% more access to essential health services
Cameroon scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Haiti scores 54 as of 2021.
see 57.5% less spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Haiti spends $105 as of 2023.
Economy
make 36.6% more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Haiti, the GDP per capita is $2,694 as of 2025.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Haiti, that number is 14.9% as of 2025.
Life
be 27.1% 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 Haiti, 328.0 women do as of 2023.
have 34.2% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Haiti, there are 21.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 28.8% 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 Haiti, that number is 51% of people on average (84% in urban areas, and 3% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 66.2% less on education
Cameroon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Haiti spends 1.0% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 29.9% less on healthcare
Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Haiti, that number is 3.2% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 4.4 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Haiti, that number is 1,771 km.
Safety
be 6.1 times more likely to be murdered
Cameroon has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Haiti, that number is 41.1 per 100,000 as of 2023.
be 3.0 times more likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Haiti, they kill 31.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 85.4% less home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Haiti has 0.3 as of 2022.
live with 8.6 times more strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Haiti withdraws 13% as of 2022.
use 66.3% less electricity
Cameroon uses 226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Haiti uses 76 kWh as of 2022.
Environment
be 50.5% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Haiti, it causes 50.0 as of 2019.
emit 14.3% less CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Haiti emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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