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

Health

be 59.0% less likely to be obese

In Syria, 27.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

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

In Syria, 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 11.0 years less

In Syria, the average life expectancy is 74 years (73 years for men, 76 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 24.1% more money

Syria has a GDP per capita of $2,900 as of 2015, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

be 91.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Syria, 50.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

be 54.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Syria, 82.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 59.1% higher top tax rate

Syria has a top tax rate of 22.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 56.4% more children

In Syria, 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 17.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Syria, approximately 31.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.

be 10.8% less likely to be literate

In Syria, the literacy rate is 86.4% as of 2015. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 3.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Syria, approximately 15.9 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 23.9% less likely to have access to electricity

In Syria, approximately 92% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 84% 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 21.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Syria, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

Expenditures

spend 39.2% less on education

Syria spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

Geography

see 2.1 times more coastline

Syria has a total of 193 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, Syria, 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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