Quality of life comparison

be 61.2% less likely to be obese

In Canada, 29.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

live 20.5 years less

In Canada, the average life expectancy is 84 years (82 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

be 24.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Canada, 5.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 92.2% less money

Canada has a GDP per capita of $45,900 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 4.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Canada, 9.4% live below the poverty line as of 2008. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 3.5 times more children

In Canada, there are approximately 10.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 52.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Canada, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 11.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Canada, approximately 4.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Cameroon, on the other hand, 48.7 children do as of 2022.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Canada, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 70% of the population do as of 2019.

be 60.8% less likely to have internet access

In Canada, approximately 97.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 20.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Canada, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 79% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 41.5% less on education

Canada spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2011. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 66.7% less on healthcare

Canada spends 10.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

see 99.8% less coastline

Canada has a total of 202,080 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.