Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 78.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
see 72.6% more spent on your healthcare
Mozambique spends $143 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.
be 19.9% less likely to die by suicide
Mozambique has a suicide rate of 10.6 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 50.6% more likely to be obese
In Mozambique, 10.7% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
have 22.3% fewer doctors per person
Mozambique has 1.8 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
Economy
be 45.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Mozambique, 6.6% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
be 42.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 65.0% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.7% as of 2021.
make 3.1 times more money
Mozambique has a GDP per capita of $627 as of 2025, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.
Life
be 2.6 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 99.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.
Basic Needs
be 100.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (79% 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 2.3 times more likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 20.5% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 52.5% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2022. Cameroon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 46.5% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 8.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 83.7% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 47.3% less likely to die in a road accident
In Mozambique, road accidents kill 20.1 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 15.2 times more home broadband
Mozambique has 0.1 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 10.9% less strain on fresh water
Mozambique withdraws 2% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 42.1% less electricity
Mozambique uses 391 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cameroon uses 226 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 57.8% more likely to die from air pollution
In Mozambique, air pollution causes 64.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.
emit 20.7% more CO2
Mozambique emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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