Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 33.6% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 10.7% of people as of 2024.
have 28.7% more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Mozambique has 1.8 as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2024.
see 42.1% less spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Mozambique spends $143 as of 2023.
be 24.8% more likely to die by suicide
Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Mozambique, it is 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 84.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Mozambique, that number is 6.6% as of 2025.
be 72.4% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.7% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Mozambique, however, that number is 65.0% as of 2022.
make 68.2% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Mozambique, the GDP per capita is $627 as of 2025.
Life
be 61.6% less 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 Mozambique, 99.0 women do as of 2023.
have 11.1% more children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Mozambique, there are 37.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 50.0% 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 Mozambique, that number is 36% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 55.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Mozambique, about 20.5% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Cameroon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Mozambique spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
spend 86.8% more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 6.1 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
Safety
be 89.6% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Mozambique, they kill 20.1 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
use 72.8% more electricity
Cameroon uses 226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Mozambique uses 391 kWh as of 2023.
find 93.4% less home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Mozambique has 0.1 as of 2024.
live with 12.2% more strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Mozambique withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 36.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Mozambique, it causes 64.0 as of 2019.
emit 17.1% less CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Mozambique emits 0.3 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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