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

Health

be 49.6% less likely to be obese

In Luxembourg, 22.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Luxembourg, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 19.7 years less

In Luxembourg, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 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

be 19.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Luxembourg, 5.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

pay a 19.7% lower top tax rate

Luxembourg has a top tax rate of 43.6% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 96.7% less money

Luxembourg has a GDP per capita of $110,300 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 2.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Luxembourg, 17.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

Life

have 3.1 times more children

In Luxembourg, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 105.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Luxembourg, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 15.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Luxembourg, approximately 3.2 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Luxembourg, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 70% of the population do as of 2019.

be 61.6% less likely to have internet access

In Luxembourg, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 21.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Luxembourg, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 99% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 79% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 16.2% less on education

Luxembourg spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 33.3% less on healthcare

Luxembourg spends 5.4% 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: Administration des Contributions Directes, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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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