Quality of life comparison

be 60.6% less likely to be obese

In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 7.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Mexico, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 9.0 years less

In Mexico, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

make 78.6% less money

Mexico has a GDP per capita of $22,400 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 29.9% more likely to be unemployed

In Mexico, 2.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

have 2.4 times more children

In Mexico, there are approximately 14.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Mexico, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.0% less likely to be literate

In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

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

be 39.5% less likely to have internet access

In Mexico, approximately 76.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Mexico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 25.6% less on education

Mexico spends 4.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 38.7% less on healthcare

Mexico spends 6.2% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 95.7% less coastline

Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.