Quality of life comparison

be 43.8% less likely to be obese

In Paraguay, 20.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 10.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Paraguay, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 15.1 years less

In Paraguay, the average life expectancy is 78 years (76 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 36.9% less likely to be unemployed

In Paraguay, 5.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 69.4% less money

Paraguay has a GDP per capita of $15,700 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 51.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Paraguay, 24.7% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 2.2 times more children

In Paraguay, there are approximately 15.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Paraguay, approximately 71.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.4% less likely to be literate

In Paraguay, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Paraguay, approximately 23.2 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.

be 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Paraguay, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 96% 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 40.3% less likely to have internet access

In Paraguay, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 21.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Paraguay, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% 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 50.0% less on healthcare

Paraguay spends 7.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.