Quality of life comparison

be 49.8% less likely to be obese

In Panama, 22.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Panama, 1.0% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 14.4 years less

In Panama, the average life expectancy is 78 years (75 years for men, 81 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 45.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Panama, 6.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 86.6% less money

Panama has a GDP per capita of $35,800 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 74.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Panama, 21.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 40.0% higher top tax rate

Panama has a top tax rate of 25.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

have 99.4% more children

In Panama, there are approximately 17.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 8.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Panama, approximately 50.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 19.4% less likely to be literate

In Panama, the literacy rate is 95.7% as of 2019. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 3.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Panama, approximately 16.4 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 25.3% less likely to have access to electricity

In Panama, approximately 95% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 86% 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 32.4% less likely to have internet access

In Panama, approximately 68.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Panama, approximately 96% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 88% 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 17.9% less on education

Panama spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 60.8% less on healthcare

Panama spends 9.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.9% less coastline

Panama has a total of 2,490 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.