Quality of life comparison

be 55.5% less likely to be obese

In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 6.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Venezuela, 0.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 10.0 years less

In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 32.7% less likely to be unemployed

In Venezuela, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

make 52.0% less money

Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2022.

be 90.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Venezuela, 19.7% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 2.1 times more children

In Venezuela, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 69.1% more likely to die during childbirth

In Venezuela, approximately 259.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 20.9% less likely to be literate

In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.5% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 2.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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.

be 34.5% less likely to have access to electricity

In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 41.6% less likely to have internet access

In Venezuela, approximately 78.7% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

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

In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on education

Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 85.6% less coastline

Venezuela has a total of 2,800 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.