Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Nicaragua, you would:
Health
be 51.9% less likely to be obese
In Nicaragua, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Nicaragua, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 11.5 years less
In Nicaragua, the average life expectancy is 75 years (73 years for men, 77 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 32.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Nicaragua, 6.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.
make 32.1% less money
Nicaragua has a GDP per capita of $5,300 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 50.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Nicaragua, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate
Nicaragua has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
Life
have 2.2 times more children
In Nicaragua, there are approximately 16.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Nicaragua, approximately 198.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.6 times more likely to die during infancy
In Nicaragua, approximately 19.1 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 27.8% less likely to have access to electricity
In Nicaragua, approximately 97% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 92% 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.
be 15.6% less likely to have internet access
In Nicaragua, approximately 45.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% less on healthcare
Nicaragua spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 55.8% less coastline
Nicaragua has a total of 910 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: General Directorate of Revenues, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.
Cameroon: At a glance
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