Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Mauritania, you would:
Health
be 10.2% less likely to be obese
In Mauritania, 12.7% 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 Mauritania, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 1.9 years less
In Mauritania, 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.
Economy
be 57.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Mauritania, 10.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.
pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate
Mauritania has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
make 28.0% less money
Mauritania has a GDP per capita of $5,000 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 21.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mauritania, 31.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 30.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mauritania, approximately 766.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.1% more likely to be literate
In Mauritania, the literacy rate is 53.5% as of 2017. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.
have 26.6% more children
In Mauritania, there are approximately 28.1 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 2.2 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Mauritania, approximately 32% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 4% 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 63.2% more on education
Mauritania spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.7% less coastline
Mauritania has a total of 754 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Cameroon: At a glance
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