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

Health

live 22.5 years less

In Monaco, the average life expectancy is 86 years (85 years for men, 89 years for women) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 97.5% less spent on your healthcare

Monaco spends $9,797 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.

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have 98.4% fewer doctors per person

Monaco has 86.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2020. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.

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have 48.8% less access to essential health services

Monaco scores 86 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cameroon scores 44 as of 2021.

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Economy

make 99.3% less money

Monaco has a GDP per capita of $288,002 as of 2024, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.

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Life

have 3.5 times more children

In Monaco, there are approximately 9.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 51.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Monaco, approximately 5.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 18.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Monaco, approximately 2.2 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.

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Basic Needs

be 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

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be 53.3% less likely to have internet access

In Monaco, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.

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be 28.6% less likely to have access to drinking water

In Monaco, approximately 100% of people have access to drinking water as of 2024. In Cameroon, 71% of people do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 64.2% more on education

Monaco spends 1.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cameroon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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spend 45.8% more on healthcare

Monaco spends 3.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.

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Geography

see 98.0 times more coastline

Monaco has a total of 4 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.

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Infrastructure

find 96.2% less home broadband

Monaco has 55.7 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.

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Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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