Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Liberia, you would:
Health
live 1.6 years longer
In Liberia, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Liberia, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
have 23.6% fewer doctors per person
Liberia has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
be 42.4% more likely to die by suicide
Liberia has a suicide rate of 6.0 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
make 2.2 times more money
Liberia has a GDP per capita of $915 as of 2025, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.
be 25.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Liberia, 2.9% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 58.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Liberia, approximately 628.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.
be 50.2% more likely to be literate
In Liberia, the literacy rate is 48.3% as of 2017. In Cameroon, it is 72.5% as of 2018.
be 36.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Liberia, approximately 63.2 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 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Liberia, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (53% in urban areas, and 9% 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 43.5% more likely to have internet access
In Liberia, approximately 32.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 65.0% less on healthcare
Liberia spends 13.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
spend 25.1% more on education
Liberia spends 2.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cameroon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 30.6% less coastline
Liberia has a total of 579 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 30.7% less likely to die in a road accident
In Liberia, road accidents kill 15.3 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 7.9 times more home broadband
Liberia has 0.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 6.0 times more strain on fresh water
Liberia withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
be 68.3% more likely to die from air pollution
In Liberia, air pollution causes 60.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.3 times more CO2
Liberia emits 0.1 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), The World Factbook (2017). How we calculate this
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