Quality of life comparison
If you lived in United States instead of Cameroon, you would:
Health
live 17.3 years longer
In Cameroon, the average life expectancy is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022. In United States, that number is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 years for women) as of 2022.
be 3.2 times more likely to be obese
In Cameroon, 11.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In United States, that number is 36.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 17.5 times more money
Cameroon has a GDP per capita of $3,700 as of 2022, while in United States, the GDP per capita is $64,600 as of 2022.
be 59.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Cameroon, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In United States, however, that number is 15.1% as of 2010.
pay a 13.1% higher top tax rate
Cameroon has a top tax rate of 35.0% as of 2016. In United States, the top tax rate is 39.6% as of 2016.
Life
be 95.2% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cameroon, approximately 438.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In United States, 21.0 women do as of 2020.
be 89.4% 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 United States, on the other hand, 5.2 children do as of 2022.
have 64.8% fewer children
In Cameroon, there are approximately 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In United States, there are 12.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 52.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Cameroon, approximately 65% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In United States, 100% of the population do as of 2021.
be 100.0% more likely to have internet access
In Cameroon, approximately 46.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In United States, about 92.0% do as of 2021.
be 27.1% 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 United States, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 90.6% more on education
Cameroon spends 3.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. United States spends 6.1% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 4.9 times more on healthcare
Cameroon spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In United States, that number is 18.8% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 49.6 times more coastline
Cameroon has a total of 402 km of coastline. In United States, that number is 19,924 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance, Internal Revenue Service.
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