Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Cameroon instead of Equatorial Guinea, you would:

Health

be 58.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Equatorial Guinea, 7.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

be 42.5% more likely to be obese

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.0% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 57.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Equatorial Guinea, 8.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

be 14.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Equatorial Guinea, 44.0% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

make 71.6% less money

Equatorial Guinea has a GDP per capita of $16,900 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

Life

be 37.8% less likely to die during infancy

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 78.3 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.

have 15.9% more children

In Equatorial Guinea, there are approximately 29.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 212.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.1% less likely to be literate

In Equatorial Guinea, the literacy rate is 95.3% as of 2015. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

Basic Needs

be 16.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 68% of people have improved drinking water access (82% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 79% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

be 14.8% less likely to have internet access

In Equatorial Guinea, approximately 54.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

Geography

see 35.8% more coastline

Equatorial Guinea has a total of 296 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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