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

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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