If you lived in Cameroon instead of Papua New Guinea, you would:

Health

be 46.5% less likely to be obese

In Papua New Guinea, 21.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 3.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Papua New Guinea, 0.9% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 6.2 years less

In Papua New Guinea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (68 years for men, 71 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

pay a 16.7% lower top tax rate

Papua New Guinea has a top tax rate of 42.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 12.2% less money

Papua New Guinea has a GDP per capita of $4,100 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 72.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Papua New Guinea, 2.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

Life

be 20.1% more likely to be literate

In Papua New Guinea, the literacy rate is 64.2% as of 2015. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

have 22.4% more children

In Papua New Guinea, there are approximately 29.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 3.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 145.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 45.1% more likely to die during infancy

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 33.6 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 18.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 59% of people have electricity access (82% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Cameroon, that number is 70% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 11.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 65.5% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Papua New Guinea, approximately 48% of people have improved drinking water access (86% in urban areas, and 42% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 79% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 63.2% more on education

Papua New Guinea spends 1.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 56.5% more on healthcare

Papua New Guinea spends 2.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 92.2% less coastline

Papua New Guinea has a total of 5,152 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, Internal Revenue Commission, Papua New Guinea.

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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