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

Health

be 64.9% less likely to be obese

In Libya, 32.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 30.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Libya, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 13.9 years less

In Libya, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 80 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 80.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Libya, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 72.9% less money

Libya has a GDP per capita of $17,700 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

pay a 3.5 times higher top tax rate

Libya has a top tax rate of 10.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

Life

have 70.9% more children

In Libya, there are approximately 20.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Libya, approximately 72.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.3% less likely to be literate

In Libya, the literacy rate is 91.0% as of 2015. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 4.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Libya, approximately 11.2 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 21.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Libya, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.

Geography

see 77.3% less coastline

Libya has a total of 1,770 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook, Ministry of Finance.

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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