Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Guinea-Bissau, you would:
Health
be 20.0% more likely to be obese
In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 100.0% more money
Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $1,800 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 44.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea-Bissau, 67.0% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 20.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 667.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
be 28.7% more likely to be literate
In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 59.9% as of 2015. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 2.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 28% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 7% 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 65.2% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 23.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% less on healthcare
Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.9% more coastline
Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 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
How big is Cameroon compared to Guinea-Bissau? See an in-depth size comparison.