Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Rwanda, you would:
Health
see 39.1% more spent on your healthcare
Rwanda spends $177 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.
have 51.1% more doctors per person
Rwanda has 0.9 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
be 25.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Rwanda, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
live 4.0 years less
In Rwanda, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
be 2.9 times more likely to be obese
In Rwanda, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
have 10.2% less access to essential health services
Rwanda scores 49 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cameroon scores 44 as of 2021.
Economy
be 68.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Rwanda, 11.4% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
make 75.5% more money
Rwanda has a GDP per capita of $1,124 as of 2025, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.
be 37.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Rwanda, 27.4% live below the poverty line as of 2023. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.7% as of 2021.
Life
have 18.8% more children
In Rwanda, there are approximately 28.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 36.7% more likely to die during infancy
In Rwanda, approximately 29.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cameroon, on the other hand, 40.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 12.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Rwanda, approximately 64% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 58% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 72% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 45.9% more likely to have internet access
In Rwanda, approximately 31.7% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
be 16.3% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Rwanda, approximately 61% of people have access to drinking water (88% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 71% of people on average (82% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 38.4% less on education
Rwanda spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Cameroon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
spend 11.3% less on healthcare
Rwanda spends 5.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Safety
be 87.3% more likely to be murdered
Rwanda has a homicide rate of 3.6 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
find 3.5 times more home broadband
Rwanda has 0.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 92.3% less strain on fresh water
Rwanda withdraws 20% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 2.9 times more electricity
Rwanda uses 77 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cameroon uses 226 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 62.9% more likely to die from air pollution
In Rwanda, air pollution causes 62.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.
emit 2.2 times more CO2
Rwanda emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024). How we calculate this
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