Quality of life comparison

be 74.1% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Namibia, 11.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

be 33.7% less likely to be obese

In Namibia, 17.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

live 3.2 years less

In Namibia, the average life expectancy is 66 years (64 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 81.2% less likely to be unemployed

In Namibia, 19.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 58.3% less money

Namibia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 2.2 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Namibia, 17.4% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 42.8% more children

In Namibia, there are approximately 24.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Namibia, approximately 215.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 16.5% less likely to be literate

In Namibia, the literacy rate is 92.3% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 65.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Namibia, approximately 29.4 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 26.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Namibia, approximately 56% of people have electricity access (75% in urban areas, and 33% 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 13.2% less likely to have internet access

In Namibia, approximately 53.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 14.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Namibia, approximately 91% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 83% 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 66.7% less on education

Namibia spends 9.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 57.3% less on healthcare

Namibia spends 8.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 74.4% less coastline

Namibia has a total of 1,572 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.