Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Saint Lucia instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 84.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 0.4% of people as of 2024.
live 8.9 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 73 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2024.
see 5.0 times more spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Saint Lucia spends $1,228 as of 2023.
have 31.1 times more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Saint Lucia has 42.3 as of 2020.
have 75.0% more access to essential health services
Cameroon scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Saint Lucia scores 77 as of 2021.
be 38.0% less likely to die by suicide
Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, it is 5.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, that number is 34.8% of people as of 2024.
Economy
make 7.5 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Saint Lucia, the GDP per capita is $14,746 as of 2025.
be 2.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Saint Lucia, that number is 9.4% as of 2025.
Life
be 82.9% 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 Saint Lucia, 44.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.7% 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 Saint Lucia, on the other hand, 15.8 children do as of 2024.
have 66.4% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, there are 11.2 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 Saint Lucia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 47.4% more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Saint Lucia, about 68.2% do as of 2024.
be 37.4% 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 Saint Lucia, that number is 98% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% more on education
Cameroon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Saint Lucia spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2024.
Geography
see 60.7% less coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Saint Lucia, that number is 158 km.
Safety
be 16.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Saint Lucia, they kill 8.9 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 5.8 times more likely to be murdered
Cameroon has a homicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Saint Lucia, that number is 39.0 per 100,000 as of 2023.
Infrastructure
find 6.4 times more home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Saint Lucia has 13.6 as of 2022.
live with 9.2 times more strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Saint Lucia withdraws 14% as of 2022.
Environment
be 80.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Saint Lucia, it causes 20.0 as of 2019.
emit 4.9 times more CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Saint Lucia emits 1.7 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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