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

Health

be 45.2% less likely to be obese

In Portugal, 20.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Portugal, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 18.2 years less

In Portugal, the average life expectancy is 82 years (78 years for men, 85 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 34.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

pay a 38.1% lower top tax rate

Portugal has a top tax rate of 56.5% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 88.8% less money

Portugal has a GDP per capita of $32,200 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Portugal, 17.2% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

Life

have 4.4 times more children

In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 66.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Portugal, approximately 8.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 19.8% less likely to be literate

In Portugal, the literacy rate is 96.1% as of 2018. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 19.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Portugal, approximately 2.5 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 70% of the population do as of 2019.

be 51.3% less likely to have internet access

In Portugal, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 21.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Portugal, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 34.0% less on education

Portugal spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 62.1% less on healthcare

Portugal spends 9.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 77.6% less coastline

Portugal has a total of 1,793 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, Autoridade Tributária e Aduaneira.

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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