Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Togo, you would:
Health
be 50.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Togo, 2.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.
live 8.1 years less
In Togo, the average life expectancy is 71 years (69 years for men, 74 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 35.7% more likely to be obese
In Togo, 8.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 71.4% more money
Togo has a GDP per capita of $2,100 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.
be 37.7% less likely to be unemployed
In Togo, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.
be 31.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Togo, 55.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.
Life
be 15.9% more likely to be literate
In Togo, the literacy rate is 66.5% as of 2019. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.
have 11.5% more children
In Togo, there are approximately 31.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 33.6% more likely to die during childbirth
In Togo, approximately 396.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Cameroon, 529.0 women do as of 2017.
be 18.3% more likely to die during infancy
In Togo, approximately 41.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 62.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Togo, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 19% 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 58.3% more likely to have internet access
In Togo, approximately 24.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Cameroon, about 38.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 38.0% less on education
Togo spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 36.8% less on healthcare
Togo spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.2 times more coastline
Togo has a total of 56 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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