Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nepal instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 9.1 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Nepal, that number is 72 years (72 years for men, 73 years for women) as of 2022.
be 64.0% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nepal, that number is 4.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 30.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Nepal, that number is 3.0% as of 2017.
be 32.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Nepal, however, that number is 25.2% as of 2011.
Life
be 64.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nepal, 186.0 women do as of 2017.
be 48.4% 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 Nepal, on the other hand, 25.1 children do as of 2022.
be 11.9% less likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Nepal, it is 67.9% as of 2018.
have 50.7% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Nepal, there are 17.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 32.9% more 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 Nepal, that number is 93% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 93% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 19.7% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Nepal, that number is 94% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 94% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 41.9% more on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Nepal spends 4.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 25.0% more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nepal, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Nepal: At a glance
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