Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
live 1.9 years longer
In Cote d'Ivoire, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
be 47.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
be 25.4% more likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
have 18.1% fewer doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
be 15.0% more likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 55.2% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
make 35.3% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.
Life
be 28.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.
be 45.1% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 72.5% as of 2018.
be 10.3% less likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cameroon, on the other hand, 40.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 11.7% more likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cameroon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 32.7% more on healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 21.9% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 48.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 33.1% more home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 69.4% less strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 36.1% less electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cameroon uses 226 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 40.7% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 17.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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