Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Nigeria instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 56.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.
be 21.9% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.
live 1.9 years less
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Nigeria, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 36.1% more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $4,900 as of 2020.
pay a 31.4% lower top tax rate
Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Nigeria, the top tax rate is 24.0% as of 2016.
be 3.8 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Nigeria, that number is 16.5% as of 2017.
Life
be 73.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Nigeria, 917.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.6% less likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.
be 16.3% more 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 Nigeria, on the other hand, 56.7 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.4% 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 Nigeria, that number is 62% of people on average (91% in urban areas, and 30% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% less on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Nigeria, that number is 3.0% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Federal Inland Revenue Service, Nigeria.
Nigeria: At a glance
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