Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 6.7 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 29.5% more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 19.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
pay a 12.5% lower top tax rate
Senegal has a top tax rate of 40.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.
be 24.6% more likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 2.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.
Life
be 36.9% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 56.3% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.
have 14.9% more children
In Senegal, there are approximately 30.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 67.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 261.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.
be 50.2% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 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 20.7% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 58.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 41.8% less on education
Senegal spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 26.9% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 24.3% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 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, Direction Generale des Impots et des Domaines.
Cameroon: At a glance
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