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

Health

be 48.9% less likely to be obese

In Colombia, 22.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Colombia, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 11.6 years less

In Colombia, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 61.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Colombia, 9.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 74.5% less money

Colombia has a GDP per capita of $18,800 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

Life

have 2.3 times more children

In Colombia, there are approximately 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 5.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Colombia, approximately 75.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.4% less likely to be literate

In Colombia, the literacy rate is 95.6% as of 2020. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Colombia, approximately 11.7 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.

Basic Needs

be 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Colombia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 71% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 37.0% less likely to have internet access

In Colombia, approximately 73.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 19.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Colombia, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 79% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 34.7% less on education

Colombia spends 4.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 57.8% less on healthcare

Colombia spends 9.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 87.5% less coastline

Colombia has a total of 3,208 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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