Quality of life comparison
compared to
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Christmas Island, you would:
Basic Needs
be 41.1% less likely to have internet access
In Christmas Island, approximately 78.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Geography
see 2.9 times more coastline
Christmas Island has a total of 139 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Sources: The World Factbook (2021), World Bank (2024). How we calculate this
Compare further: Christmas Island vs. Cameroon
Cameroon: At a glance
Cameroon is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 472,710 sq km. French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.
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