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

Health

be 44.7% less likely to be obese

In Mongolia, 20.6% 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 Mongolia, 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 8.1 years less

In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 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

be 39.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Mongolia, 6.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

make 69.4% less money

Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $12,100 as of 2022, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2022.

be 34.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Mongolia, 27.8% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate

Mongolia has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Mongolia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 11.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mongolia, approximately 39.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.3% less likely to be literate

In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy

In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Mongolia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 73% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Cameroon, that number is 65% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 45.2% less likely to have internet access

In Mongolia, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 10.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mongolia, approximately 88% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 64% 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 31.9% less on education

Mongolia spends 4.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 22.4% less on healthcare

Mongolia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, General Department of National Taxation.

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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