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

Health

be 18.6% less likely to be obese

In Seychelles, 14.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

live 12.8 years less

In Seychelles, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 81 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

make 85.2% less money

Seychelles has a GDP per capita of $24,400 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 43.3% more likely to be unemployed

In Seychelles, 3.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

be 48.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Seychelles, 25.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Seychelles has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Seychelles, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 19.6% less likely to be literate

In Seychelles, the literacy rate is 95.9% as of 2018. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 4.6 times more likely to die during infancy

In Seychelles, approximately 10.6 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 51.9% less likely to have internet access

In Seychelles, approximately 79.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.

be 18.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Seychelles, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 20.5% less on education

Seychelles spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 30.8% less on healthcare

Seychelles spends 5.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

Geography

see 18.1% less coastline

Seychelles has a total of 491 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.

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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