Quality of life comparison
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 43.8% less likely to be unemployed
In Portugal, 6.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
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 88.5% less money
Portugal has a GDP per capita of $41,700 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.
be 2.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Portugal, 16.4% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 4.3 times more children
In Portugal, there are approximately 8.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Portugal, approximately 12.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.
be 19.6% less likely to be literate
In Portugal, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2021. 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 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Portugal, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cameroon, 71% of the population do as of 2022.
be 43.9% less likely to have internet access
In Portugal, approximately 82.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
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 36.0% less on education
Portugal spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 64.2% less on healthcare
Portugal spends 10.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
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
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