Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Vanuatu instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
live 11.9 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Vanuatu, that number is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 years for women) as of 2022.
be 2.2 times more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Vanuatu, that number is 25.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 60.5% less likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 4.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Vanuatu, that number is 1.7% as of 1999.
make 22.2% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,600 as of 2020, while in Vanuatu, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2020.
Life
be 86.4% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 529.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Vanuatu, 72.0 women do as of 2017.
be 13.5% more likely to be literate
In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Vanuatu, it is 87.5% as of 2018.
be 70.6% 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 Vanuatu, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.
have 39.3% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Vanuatu, there are 21.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 17.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Vanuatu, that number is 92% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 90% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 11.7% 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 Vanuatu, that number is 62% of people on average (94% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2018.
be 31.6% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 38.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Vanuatu, about 26.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 25.8% less on education
Cameroon spends 3.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Vanuatu spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 6.3 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Vanuatu, that number is 2,528 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Vanuatu: At a glance
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