Quality of life comparison

live 1.2 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 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 18.8% more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 81.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 20.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 22.6% less money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

have 20.9% more children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 55.3% more likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 282.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 40.3% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 12% 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 43.3% more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 32.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

spend 28.9% less on education

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 15.6% less on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.4 times more coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.