Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 1.2 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
be 18.8% more likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 88.1% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.
Life
have 11.7% more children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 39.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 4.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 20.5% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 71.4% more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.4 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cameroon: At a glance
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