Quality of life comparison

be 42.1% less likely to be obese

In Saint Lucia, 19.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 5.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Lucia, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 15.7 years less

In Saint Lucia, the average life expectancy is 79 years (76 years for men, 82 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 67.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Lucia, 11.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 78.9% less money

Saint Lucia has a GDP per capita of $22,700 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 50.0% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Saint Lucia, 25.0% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 3.0 times more children

In Saint Lucia, there are approximately 11.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 6.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Lucia, approximately 73.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Lucia, approximately 12.0 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 Saint Lucia, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (98% in urban areas, and 100% 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 41.0% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Lucia, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Saint Lucia, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 98% 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 11.1% less on education

Saint Lucia spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 43.3% less on healthcare

Saint Lucia spends 6.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.5 times more coastline

Saint Lucia has a total of 158 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.