Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Solomon Islands, you would:
Health
be 49.3% less likely to be obese
In Solomon Islands, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
live 13.4 years less
In Solomon Islands, the average life expectancy is 77 years (74 years for men, 79 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 44.0% more money
Solomon Islands has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 3.0 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Solomon Islands, 12.7% live below the poverty line as of 2012. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
Life
have 56.5% more children
In Solomon Islands, there are approximately 22.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 5.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Solomon Islands, approximately 104.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Solomon Islands, approximately 20.0 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 3.2 times more likely to have internet access
In Solomon Islands, approximately 12.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 69.3% less on education
Solomon Islands spends 10.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 25.0% less on healthcare
Solomon Islands spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 92.4% less coastline
Solomon Islands has a total of 5,313 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cameroon: At a glance
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