Quality of life comparison

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In India, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2017. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 3.9 years less

In India, the average life expectancy is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.9 times more likely to be obese

In India, 3.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 12.5% less likely to be unemployed

In India, 4.2% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 47.8% less money

India has a GDP per capita of $9,200 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 71.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In India, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 2.1 times more children

In India, there are approximately 16.2 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 childbirth

In India, approximately 103.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 60.8% more likely to die during infancy

In India, approximately 30.3 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.

be 28.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In India, approximately 99% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 17.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In India, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 95% 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.

spend 28.9% less on education

India spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 26.7% more on healthcare

India spends 3.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.3% less coastline

India has a total of 7,000 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.