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

Health

be 73.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 0.8% of people as of 2020.

live 14.6 years longer

In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Estonia, that number is 78 years (73 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.

be 86.0% more likely to be obese

In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Estonia, that number is 21.2% of people as of 2016.

Economy

make 8.8 times more money

Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2023, while in Estonia, the GDP per capita is $42,000 as of 2023.

be 40.0% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Estonia, however, that number is 22.5% as of 2022.

pay a 42.9% lower top tax rate

Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In Estonia, the top tax rate is 20.0% as of 2016.

be 74.0% more likely to be unemployed

In Cameroon, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Estonia, that number is 6.3% as of 2023.

Life

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 Estonia, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 29.6% more likely to be literate

In Cameroon, the literacy rate is 77.1% as of 2018. In Estonia, it is 99.9% as of 2021.

be 93.0% 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 Estonia, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.

have 76.4% fewer children

In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Estonia, there are 8.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

Basic Needs

be 40.8% more likely to have access to electricity

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

be 2.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Estonia, about 96.1% do as of 2022.

be 26.7% 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 Estonia, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 2.1 times more on education

Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Estonia spends 6.6% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.1 times more on healthcare

Cameroon spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Estonia, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 9.4 times more coastline

Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Estonia, that number is 3,794 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: Estonian Tax and Customs Board, The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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Estonia is a sovereign country in Europe, with a total land area of approximately 42,388 sq km. After centuries of Danish, Swedish, German, and Russian rule, Estonia attained independence in 1918. Forcibly incorporated into the USSR in 1940 - an action never recognized by the US - it regained its freedom in 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union. Since the last Russian troops left in 1994, Estonia has been free to promote economic and political ties with the West. It joined both NATO and the EU in the spring of 2004, formally joined the OECD in late 2010, and adopted the euro as its official currency on 1 January 2011.
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