Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Sierra Leone, you would:
Health
live 2.0 years longer
In Sierra Leone, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
see 54.9% more spent on your healthcare
Sierra Leone spends $159 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.
be 78.6% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Sierra Leone, 1.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
be 95.8% more likely to be obese
In Sierra Leone, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
be 38.4% more likely to die by suicide
Sierra Leone has a suicide rate of 6.1 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 33.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Sierra Leone, 56.8% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.7% as of 2021.
make 2.3 times more money
Sierra Leone has a GDP per capita of $846 as of 2025, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $1,972 as of 2025.
be 14.3% more likely to be unemployed
In Sierra Leone, 3.1% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 27.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Sierra Leone, approximately 354.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.
be 26.4% less likely to die during infancy
In Sierra Leone, approximately 54.6 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.
have 10.7% more children
In Sierra Leone, there are approximately 30.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 33.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Sierra Leone, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (56% in urban areas, and 19% 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.
be 84.3% more likely to have internet access
In Sierra Leone, approximately 25.1% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
Safety
be 23.2% less likely to die in a road accident
In Sierra Leone, road accidents kill 13.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 3.0 times more likely to be murdered
Sierra Leone has a homicide rate of 2.2 per 100,000 people as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 6.8 per 100,000 as of 2022.
Infrastructure
live with 3.1 times more strain on fresh water
Sierra Leone withdraws 0% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
Environment
emit 2.1 times more CO2
Sierra Leone emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2018–2025), World Health Organization (2024), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021). How we calculate this
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