Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
see 19.7% more spent on your healthcare
Senegal spends $206 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.
have 24.8% more doctors per person
Senegal has 1.1 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
be 8.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
live 5.0 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 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 38.4% more likely to be obese
In Senegal, 11.6% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
have 12.0% less access to essential health services
Senegal scores 50 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Cameroon scores 44 as of 2021.
be 25.7% more likely to die by suicide
Senegal has a suicide rate of 6.8 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 31.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 2.7% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
Life
have 14.3% more children
In Senegal, there are approximately 29.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 39.1% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 28.9 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 23.1% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 60.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
be 18.9% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 88% of people have access to drinking water (95% in urban areas, and 81% 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 53.9% less on education
Senegal spends 6.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2023. Cameroon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2023.
Geography
see 24.3% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 49.0% less likely to die in a road accident
In Senegal, road accidents kill 20.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 90.4% less strain on fresh water
Senegal withdraws 16% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
find 47.3% less home broadband
Senegal has 4.0 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
use 44.9% less electricity
Senegal uses 410 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cameroon uses 226 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 54.5% less CO2
Senegal emits 0.8 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
be 55.4% more likely to die from air pollution
In Senegal, air pollution causes 65.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Cameroon, it causes 101.0 as of 2019.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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