Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
see 2.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.
have 54.5% more doctors per person
Eritrea has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
be 35.8% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 6.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
live 4.9 years less
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 3.7 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 39.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 16.1% more children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 62.8% more likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 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 32.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% 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 74.0% more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 23.6% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 82.0% less coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 40.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Eritrea, road accidents kill 17.7 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 12.5 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 86.0% less strain on fresh water
Eritrea withdraws 11% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 83.3% more electricity
Eritrea uses 123 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cameroon uses 226 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 29.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.
emit 59.1% more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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