Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 1.0 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 65 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 42.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
be 10.7% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 54.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 9.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.
make 30.8% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
Life
be 12.5% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 55.7 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.
have 25.5% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.2% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.
Expenditures
spend 16.2% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 21.9% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cameroon: At a glance
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