Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
see 58.8% more spent on your healthcare
Djibouti spends $155 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Djibouti, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
live 2.2 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 years for men, 69 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 37.7% more likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 11.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
have 35.5% fewer doctors per person
Djibouti has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
Economy
be 86.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 26.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
make 49.5% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $3,906 as of 2025, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.
Life
have 59.3% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 20.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 59.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 162.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 10.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 65% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 72% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 29.2% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 65.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
be 10.4% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Djibouti, approximately 80% of people have access to drinking water (84% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 71% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 99.6% more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 28.0% more coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 54.5% less likely to die in a road accident
In Djibouti, road accidents kill 23.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 44.9% more home broadband
Djibouti has 1.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2023. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 75.4% less strain on fresh water
Djibouti withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 54.5% less CO2
Djibouti emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 71.2% more likely to die from air pollution
In Djibouti, air pollution causes 59.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2022–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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