Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 15.8% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 1.2 years less
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 8.4 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 28.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
have 10.4% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 76.3% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 41.7% less on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 25.8% more on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 58.0% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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