Quality of life comparison

be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sri Lanka, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 14.2 years less

In Sri Lanka, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Sri Lanka, 5.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 11.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Sri Lanka, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 71.2% less money

Sri Lanka has a GDP per capita of $12,500 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 9.1 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Sri Lanka, 4.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

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

have 2.6 times more children

In Sri Lanka, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 14.7 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Sri Lanka, approximately 36.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 16.5% less likely to be literate

In Sri Lanka, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2019. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 5.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Sri Lanka, approximately 8.2 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.

be 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Sri Lanka, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 70% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 15.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Sri Lanka, approximately 93% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 79% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 12.2% less on healthcare

Sri Lanka spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 47.6% more on education

Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 70.0% less coastline

Sri Lanka has a total of 1,340 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.