If you lived in Cameroon instead of Turks and Caicos Islands, you would:

Health

live 17.5 years less

In Turks and Caicos Islands, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 84 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

be 57.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Turks and Caicos Islands, 10.0% of adults are unemployed as of 1997. In Cameroon, that number is 4.3% as of 2014.

make 82.9% less money

Turks and Caicos Islands has a GDP per capita of $21,100 as of 2020, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,600 as of 2020.

Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Turks and Caicos Islands, there are approximately 13.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 35.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 11.6 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 30.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 43% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 70% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 16.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Turks and Caicos Islands, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 11.4% less on education

Turks and Caicos Islands spends 3.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.1% of total GDP on education as of 2019.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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