Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 6.6 years less

In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 96.6% more likely to be obese

In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 28.5% more likely to be unemployed

In Burma, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

be 51.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.2 times more children

In Burma, there are approximately 15.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Burma, approximately 179.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 13.5% less likely to be literate

In Burma, the literacy rate is 89.1% as of 2019. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 47.9% more likely to die during infancy

In Burma, approximately 32.9 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.

Expenditures

spend 60.0% more on education

Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

Geography

see 79.2% less coastline

Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

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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