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

Health

be 75.9% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

live 11.9 years less

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 17.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 5.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 42.9% less money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,300 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 84.7% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 20.3% live below the poverty line as of 2013. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 29.6% higher top tax rate

Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 85.0% more children

In Samoa, there are approximately 19.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 12.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 43.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 22.2% less likely to be literate

In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2018. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Cameroon, on the other hand, 48.7 children do as of 2022.

Basic Needs

be 11.8% more likely to have internet access

In Samoa, approximately 34.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 20.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 35.4% less on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 43.8% less on healthcare

Samoa spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Revenue, Samoa.

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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