Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 85.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 3.7 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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 31.3% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 56.5% more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 84.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.
be 24.5% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Lesotho has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 53.5% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 94.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 11.6% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 58.1% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 68.1% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Cameroon: At a glance
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