Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Ghana, you would:
Health
be 66.7% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Ghana, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
live 1.7 years less
In Ghana, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 68 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 10.2% more likely to be obese
In Ghana, 14.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
have 48.9% fewer doctors per person
Ghana has 2.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
be 59.8% more likely to die by suicide
Ghana has a suicide rate of 5.3 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 20.8% more likely to be unemployed
In Ghana, 3.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
make 39.4% less money
Ghana has a GDP per capita of $3,257 as of 2025, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.
Life
have 28.6% more children
In Ghana, there are approximately 25.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 46.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Ghana, approximately 27.5 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 19.6% less likely to have access to electricity
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 78% 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 35.9% less likely to have internet access
In Ghana, approximately 72.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
be 20.6% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Ghana, approximately 90% of people have access to drinking water (99% in urban areas, and 76% 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 54.2% more on healthcare
Ghana spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 25.4% less coastline
Ghana has a total of 539 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 59.1% less likely to die in a road accident
In Ghana, road accidents kill 25.9 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.7 times more likely to be murdered
Ghana has a homicide rate of 1.8 per 100,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 3.2 times more home broadband
Ghana has 0.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 75.3% less strain on fresh water
Ghana withdraws 6% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 60.0% less electricity
Ghana uses 565 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cameroon uses 226 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 50.0% less CO2
Ghana emits 0.7 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 13.5% more likely to die from air pollution
In Ghana, air pollution causes 89.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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