If you lived in Cameroon instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

Health

be 53.6% less likely to be obese

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 34.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.

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be 3.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.

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live 7.4 years less

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 years for women) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.

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see 72.9% less spent on your healthcare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends $908 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.

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have 36.2% less access to essential health services

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines scores 69 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cameroon scores 44 as of 2021.

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be 20.7 times more likely to die by suicide

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a suicide rate of 0.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Economy

be 80.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.

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make 84.3% less money

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $12,562 as of 2025, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.

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Life

have 2.8 times more children

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 12.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

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be 4.6 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 56.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.

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be 3.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 10.2 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.

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Basic Needs

be 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

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be 39.3% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 76.2% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.

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Expenditures

spend 56.0% less on education

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 6.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cameroon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.

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Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.

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Safety

be 86.8% less likely to be murdered

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a homicide rate of 51.3 per 100,000 people as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.

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be 2.2 times more likely to die in a road accident

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, road accidents kill 4.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.

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Infrastructure

live with 80.3% less strain on fresh water

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines withdraws 8% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.

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find 92.8% less home broadband

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has 29.5 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.

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Environment

emit 73.3% less CO2

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines emits 1.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.

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be 4.0 times more likely to die from air pollution

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, air pollution causes 25.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.

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Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this

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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