Quality of life comparison

compared to

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

Health

be 59.1% less likely to be obese

In Dominica, 27.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Dominica, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 14.9 years less

In Dominica, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 84.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Dominica, 23.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2000. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 69.8% less money

Dominica has a GDP per capita of $15,900 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 29.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominica, 29.0% live below the poverty line as of 2009. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

Life

have 2.6 times more children

In Dominica, there are approximately 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Dominica, approximately 11.3 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 Dominica, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cameroon, 71% of the population do as of 2022.

be 43.2% less likely to have internet access

In Dominica, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 41.8% less on education

Dominica spends 5.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 33.3% less on healthcare

Dominica spends 5.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 2.7 times more coastline

Dominica has a total of 148 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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