Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Puerto Rico instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
live 18.4 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, that number is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 9.3 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Puerto Rico, the GDP per capita is $33,400 as of 2020.
be 2.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Puerto Rico, that number is 10.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 96.0% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Puerto Rico, 21.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.8% more likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Puerto Rico, it is 92.4% as of 2017.
be 87.6% 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 Puerto Rico, on the other hand, 6.0 children do as of 2022.
have 77.8% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Puerto Rico, there are 7.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 42.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 70% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Puerto Rico, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, about 78.0% do as of 2020.
be 27.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Puerto Rico, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 96.8% more on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Puerto Rico spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2014.
Geography
see 24.6% more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Puerto Rico, that number is 501 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Puerto Rico: At a glance
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