Quality of life comparison

be 60.7% less likely to be obese

In Australia, 29.0% 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 Australia, 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 19.8 years less

In Australia, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

pay a 22.2% lower top tax rate

Australia has a top tax rate of 45.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

make 91.9% less money

Australia has a GDP per capita of $59,500 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 2.8 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Australia, 13.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 2.8 times more children

In Australia, there are approximately 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 146.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Australia, approximately 3.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Australia, approximately 3.0 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 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Australia, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cameroon, 71% of the population do as of 2022.

be 52.1% less likely to have internet access

In Australia, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Australia, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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.

spend 47.5% less on education

Australia spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 64.5% less on healthcare

Australia spends 10.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 98.4% less coastline

Australia has a total of 25,760 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.