Quality of life comparison

be 24.0% less likely to be obese

In Gabon, 15.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

live 6.4 years less

In Gabon, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 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 84.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Gabon, 28.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 75.0% less money

Gabon has a GDP per capita of $14,400 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 12.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Gabon, 33.4% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 36.5% more children

In Gabon, there are approximately 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Gabon, approximately 252.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 70.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Gabon, approximately 28.6 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.

be 23.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Gabon, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 70% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 38.7% less likely to have internet access

In Gabon, approximately 62.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 15.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Gabon, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 79% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 10.7% more on education

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 28.6% more on healthcare

Gabon spends 2.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

see 54.6% less coastline

Gabon has a total of 885 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.