If you lived in Cameroon instead of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, you would:

Health

be 51.9% less likely to be obese

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 23.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 100.0% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 1.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 13.4 years less

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the average life expectancy is 77 years (75 years for men, 79 years for women) as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 63 years (61 years for men, 65 years for women) as of 2022.

Economy

be 80.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, 18.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 73.2% less money

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

Life

have 2.9 times more children

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, there are approximately 11.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 62.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 3.8 times more likely to die during infancy

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 12.9 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.

Basic Needs

be 29.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Cameroon, 71% of the population do as of 2022.

be 45.9% less likely to have internet access

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 85.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 17.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, approximately 95% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2017. In Cameroon, 79% of people do as of 2020.

Expenditures

spend 43.9% less on education

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 5.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2018. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 20.8% less on healthcare

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines spends 4.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

Geography

see 4.8 times more coastline

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines has a total of 84 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.


The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Cameroon: At a glance

Cameroon is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 472,710 sq km. French Cameroon became independent in 1960 as the Republic of Cameroon. The following year the southern portion of neighboring British Cameroon voted to merge with the new country to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. In 1972, a new constitution replaced the federation with a unitary state, the United Republic of Cameroon. The country has generally enjoyed stability, which has permitted the development of agriculture, roads, and railways, as well as a petroleum industry. Despite slow movement toward democratic reform, political power remains firmly in the hands of President Paul BIYA.
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