Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Timor-Leste, you would:
Health
be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 6.6 years less
In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.0 times more likely to be obese
In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.5% more money
Timor-Leste has a GDP per capita of $3,200 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 10.3% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 13.2% more likely to be literate
In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.
have 14.8% more children
In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 30.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 3.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Timor-Leste, approximately 142.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 31.0% more likely to have internet access
In Timor-Leste, approximately 29.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Timor-Leste, approximately 86% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2018. In Cameroon, that number is 70% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 10.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 82% 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 54.4% less on education
Timor-Leste spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 50.0% less on healthcare
Timor-Leste spends 7.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 43.1% less coastline
Timor-Leste has a total of 706 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
How big is Cameroon compared to Timor-Leste? See an in-depth size comparison.