Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 2.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Liberia, 1.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 2.2 years less

In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 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 15.2% more likely to be obese

In Liberia, 9.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 2.6 times more money

Liberia has a GDP per capita of $1,400 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 26.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Liberia, 50.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

be 53.6% more likely to be unemployed

In Liberia, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 20.0% less likely to die during childbirth

In Liberia, approximately 661.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 59.6% more likely to be literate

In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 5.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Liberia, approximately 12% of people have electricity access (18% in urban areas, and 6% 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 46.2% more likely to have internet access

In Liberia, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 57.6% less on healthcare

Liberia spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 34.8% more on education

Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 30.6% less coastline

Liberia has a total of 579 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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