Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Timor-Leste instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 92.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 2.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 0.2% of people as of 2024.
live 3.9 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024.
be 77.5% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 16.0% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, that number is 3.6% of people as of 2024.
see 87.3% more spent on your healthcare
Cameroon spends $246 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Timor-Leste spends $461 as of 2023.
have 5.5 times more doctors per person
Cameroon has 1.4 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 7.5 as of 2020.
have 18.2% more access to essential health services
Cameroon scores 44 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Timor-Leste scores 52 as of 2021.
be 58.1% less likely to die by suicide
Cameroon has a suicide rate of 8.5 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, it is 3.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Timor-Leste, that number is 1.6% as of 2025.
make 32.0% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $1,972 as of 2025, while in Timor-Leste, the GDP per capita is $1,341 as of 2025.
Life
be 25.6% 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 Timor-Leste, 192.0 women do as of 2023.
be 13.9% 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 Timor-Leste, on the other hand, 34.6 children do as of 2024.
have 34.7% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, there are 21.8 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 Timor-Leste, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 22.3% 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 Timor-Leste, that number is 87% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 82% in rural areas) as of 2024.
be 11.9% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Timor-Leste, about 40.8% do as of 2022.
Expenditures
spend 84.5% more on education
Cameroon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Timor-Leste spends 5.2% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 2.1 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Timor-Leste, that number is 9.6% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 75.6% more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Timor-Leste, that number is 706 km.
Safety
be 13.2% more likely to die in a road accident
In Cameroon, road accidents kill 10.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Timor-Leste, they kill 12.0 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 99.5% less home broadband
Cameroon has 2.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Timor-Leste has 0.0 as of 2024.
live with 18.1 times more strain on fresh water
Cameroon withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Timor-Leste withdraws 28% as of 2022.
Environment
be 39.6% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cameroon, air pollution causes 101.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Timor-Leste, it causes 61.0 as of 2019.
emit 42.9% more CO2
Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Timor-Leste emits 0.5 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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