Quality of life comparison

be 20.0% more likely to be obese

In Guinea-Bissau, 9.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

make 100.0% more money

Guinea-Bissau has a GDP per capita of $2,400 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 21.4% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Guinea-Bissau, 47.7% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

be 14.8% more likely to be unemployed

In Guinea-Bissau, 3.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

be 39.6% less likely to die during childbirth

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 725.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 45.7% more likely to be literate

In Guinea-Bissau, the literacy rate is 52.9% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 89.8% more likely to have access to electricity

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 37% of people have electricity access (60% in urban areas, and 16% 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 31.4% more likely to have internet access

In Guinea-Bissau, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

spend 54.8% less on healthcare

Guinea-Bissau spends 8.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 18.5% more on education

Guinea-Bissau spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 14.9% more coastline

Guinea-Bissau has a total of 350 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.