Quality of life comparison

be 55.6% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Costa Rica, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 16.4 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 46.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 81.7% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $19,700 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 78.6% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Costa Rica has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

have 2.5 times more children

In Costa Rica, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 19.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 27.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 21.2% less likely to be literate

In Costa Rica, the literacy rate is 97.9% as of 2018. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 5.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 Costa Rica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 70% of the population do as of 2019.

be 53.1% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Costa Rica, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 53.7% less on education

Costa Rica spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 50.7% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

see 68.8% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.