Quality of life comparison

be 42.1% less likely to be obese

In Peru, 19.7% 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 Peru, 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 5.7 years less

In Peru, the average life expectancy is 69 years (65 years for men, 73 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 24.3% less likely to be unemployed

In Peru, 4.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 68.2% less money

Peru has a GDP per capita of $15,100 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 36.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Peru, 27.5% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 16.7% higher top tax rate

Peru has a top tax rate of 30.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

have 2.1 times more children

In Peru, there are approximately 16.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.3 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Peru, approximately 69.0 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 Peru, the literacy rate is 94.5% as of 2020. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 4.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Peru, approximately 10.8 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 26.2% less likely to have access to electricity

In Peru, approximately 96% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 84% 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 35.2% less likely to have internet access

In Peru, approximately 71.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 16.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Peru, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access (97% in urban areas, and 82% 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 20.0% less on education

Peru spends 4.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 39.7% less on healthcare

Peru spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 83.3% less coastline

Peru has a total of 2,414 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.