Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Faroe Islands, you would:
Health
live 18.0 years less
In Faroe Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (79 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 93.3% less money
Faroe Islands has a GDP per capita of $71,500 as of 2022, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.
be 65.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Faroe Islands, 2.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
be 3.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Faroe Islands, 10.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Faroe Islands, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 8.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Faroe Islands, approximately 6.0 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.
Basic Needs
be 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Faroe Islands, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cameroon, 71% of the population do as of 2022.
be 52.9% less likely to have internet access
In Faroe Islands, approximately 97.6% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Faroe Islands, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.9% less on education
Faroe Islands spends 7.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
Geography
see 64.0% less coastline
Faroe Islands has a total of 1,117 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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