Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Haiti, you would:

Health

be 49.8% less likely to be obese

In Haiti, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 57.9% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Haiti, 1.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 2.7 years less

In Haiti, the average life expectancy is 66 years (63 years for men, 69 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 28.6% more money

Haiti has a GDP per capita of $2,800 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 89.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Haiti, 40.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2010. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

be 35.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Haiti, 58.5% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

Life

be 25.0% more likely to be literate

In Haiti, the literacy rate is 61.7% as of 2016. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

have 68.2% more children

In Haiti, there are approximately 21.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 21.8% more likely to die during infancy

In Haiti, approximately 40.0 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 79.5% more likely to have access to electricity

In Haiti, approximately 39% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 12% 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.

Expenditures

spend 23.4% less on healthcare

Haiti spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 82.4% more on education

Haiti spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 77.3% less coastline

Haiti has a total of 1,771 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

Cameroon is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 472,710 sq km. French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.
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