Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
be 96.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cameroon, 3.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 27.2% less likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 7.6 years less
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 68.8% less money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $4,800 as of 2023, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Cameroon, 3.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
be 45.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
Life
be 41.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 438.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Somalia, 621.0 women do as of 2020.
be 77.6% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 31.1% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (95% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 68.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 90.6% less on education
Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.5 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Cameroon? See an in-depth size comparison.