Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 96.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2024.
live 18.0 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 82 years (80 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2024.
see 22.6 times more spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). New Zealand spends $5,576 as of 2024.
have 26.6 times more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. New Zealand has 36.1 as of 2022.
have 93.2% more access to essential health services
Cameroon scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. New Zealand scores 85 as of 2021.
be 2.1 times more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 34.0% of people as of 2024.
be 40.2% more likely to die by suicide
Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In New Zealand, it is 11.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 25.1 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $49,591 as of 2025.
be 41.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In New Zealand, that number is 5.1% as of 2025.
Life
be 97.3% 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 New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2023.
be 90.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Cameroon, approximately 40.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In New Zealand, on the other hand, 4.0 children do as of 2024.
have 66.9% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 11.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 38.9% more 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 New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 2.0 times more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In New Zealand, about 93.5% do as of 2024.
be 40.0% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have access to drinking water (82% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 83.5% more on education
Cameroon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. New Zealand spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 10.1% of GDP as of 2024.
Geography
see 37.6 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
Safety
be 78.4% less likely to be murdered
Cameroon has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In New Zealand, that number is 1.5 per 100,000 as of 2022.
be 37.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In New Zealand, they kill 6.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 17.9 times more home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. New Zealand has 38.0 as of 2024.
use 35.3 times more electricity
Cameroon uses 226 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. New Zealand uses 7,989 kWh as of 2024.
live with 5.2 times more strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. New Zealand withdraws 8% as of 2022.
Environment
be 88.1% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In New Zealand, it causes 12.0 as of 2019.
emit 17.2 times more CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. New Zealand emits 6.0 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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