Quality of life comparison

live 18.6 years longer

In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 93.9% more likely to be obese

In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 13.2 times more money

Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 67.2% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 51.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Cameroon, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

pay a 53.4% higher top tax rate

Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Belgium, the top tax rate is 53.7% as of 2016.

be 98.9% less likely to die during childbirth

In Cameroon, approximately 438.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Cameroon, approximately 48.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 68.9% fewer children

In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity

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

be 97.8% more likely to have internet access

In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 27.2% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Cameroon, approximately 79% of people have improved drinking water access (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on education

Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.9 times more on healthcare

Cameroon spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.5% less coastline

Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.