Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cameroon instead of Yemen, you would:
Health
see 45.8% more spent on your healthcare
Yemen spends $169 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Cameroon spends $246 as of 2023.
have 38.8% more doctors per person
Yemen has 1.0 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Cameroon has 1.4 as of 2022.
be 25.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Yemen, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 2.5% of people as of 2024.
live 5.5 years less
In Yemen, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 64 years (62 years for men, 66 years for women) as of 2024.
be 20.4% more likely to be obese
In Yemen, 13.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Cameroon, that number is 16.0% of people as of 2024.
be 2.0 times more likely to die by suicide
Yemen has a suicide rate of 4.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 8.5 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 79.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Yemen, 17.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2025.
Life
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Yemen, approximately 118.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Cameroon, 258.0 women do as of 2023.
be 18.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Yemen, approximately 33.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Cameroon, on the other hand, 40.2 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 2.6 times more likely to have internet access
In Yemen, approximately 17.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cameroon, about 46.3% do as of 2024.
be 13.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Yemen, approximately 84% of people have electricity access (96% in urban areas, and 75% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 72% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2023.
Expenditures
spend 53.1% less on healthcare
Yemen spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 78.9% less coastline
Yemen has a total of 1,906 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.
Safety
be 64.4% less likely to die in a road accident
In Yemen, road accidents kill 29.8 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Cameroon, they kill 10.6 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
find 67.7% more home broadband
Yemen has 1.3 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Cameroon has 2.1 as of 2022.
live with 99.1% less strain on fresh water
Yemen withdraws 170% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Cameroon withdraws 2% as of 2022.
use 2.5 times more electricity
Yemen uses 90 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Cameroon uses 226 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
emit 34.6% more CO2
Yemen emits 0.3 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Cameroon emits 0.3 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2021–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2021–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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