Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Guinea, you would:
Health
live 3.1 years longer
In Guinea, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 45.9% more spent on your healthcare
Guinea spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.
have 10.0% more access to essential health services
Guinea scores 40 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cameroon scores 44 as of 2021.
be 92.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Guinea, 1.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
be 51.2% more likely to be obese
In Guinea, 10.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
have 35.2% fewer doctors per person
Guinea has 2.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
be 76.3% more likely to die by suicide
Guinea has a suicide rate of 4.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 30.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Guinea, 5.2% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
be 13.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Guinea, 43.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.7% as of 2021.
Life
be 47.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Guinea, approximately 494.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.
be 60.2% more likely to be literate
In Guinea, the literacy rate is 45.3% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 72.5% as of 2018.
be 32.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Guinea, approximately 59.8 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 40.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Guinea, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (92% in urban areas, and 26% 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 38.9% more likely to have internet access
In Guinea, approximately 33.3% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.1% more on education
Guinea spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cameroon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 23.3% more on healthcare
Guinea 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 25.6% more coastline
Guinea has a total of 320 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 71.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Guinea, road accidents kill 37.4 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 213.0 times more home broadband
Guinea has 0.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 13.9% more strain on fresh water
Guinea withdraws 1% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook (2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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