Quality of life comparison

be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burkina Faso, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

be 2.0 times more likely to be obese

In Burkina Faso, 5.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

make 92.0% more money

Burkina Faso has a GDP per capita of $2,500 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 31.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Burkina Faso, 5.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

be 13.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Burkina Faso, 43.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

be 67.6% more likely to be literate

In Burkina Faso, the literacy rate is 46.0% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 65.9% more likely to die during childbirth

In Burkina Faso, approximately 264.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.6 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Burkina Faso, approximately 20% of people have electricity access (68% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 71% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Burkina Faso, approximately 22.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

spend 41.8% less on education

Burkina Faso spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 43.3% less on healthcare

Burkina Faso spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.