Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Sudan, 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 3.9 years less

In Sudan, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 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 72.7% more likely to be obese

In Sudan, 6.6% of adults are obese as of 2014. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 78.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Sudan, 17.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

be 19.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Sudan, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 2.3 times higher top tax rate

Sudan has a top tax rate of 15.0% as of 2015. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

be 27.0% more likely to be literate

In Sudan, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2018. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 62.2% more likely to die during childbirth

In Sudan, approximately 270.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.3% more likely to die during infancy

In Sudan, approximately 42.3 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 59.7% more likely to have internet access

In Sudan, approximately 28.8% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 45.5% more on education

Sudan spends 2.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2009. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.7% more on healthcare

Sudan spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 52.9% less coastline

Sudan has a total of 853 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Sudan Chamber of 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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