Quality of life comparison

be 75.9% less likely to be obese

In Samoa, 47.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

live 11.9 years less

In Samoa, the average life expectancy is 75 years (72 years for men, 78 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 62.6% less likely to be unemployed

In Samoa, 9.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Cameroon, that number is 3.6% as of 2023.

make 20.0% less money

Samoa has a GDP per capita of $6,000 as of 2023, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $4,800 as of 2023.

be 71.2% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Samoa, 21.9% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

pay a 29.6% higher top tax rate

Samoa has a top tax rate of 27.0% as of 2016. In Cameroon, the top tax rate is 35.0% as of 2016.

have 84.6% more children

In Samoa, there are approximately 18.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 7.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Samoa, approximately 59.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.2% less likely to be literate

In Samoa, the literacy rate is 99.1% as of 2021. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 2.9 times more likely to die during infancy

In Samoa, approximately 17.0 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Cameroon, on the other hand, 48.7 children do as of 2022.

be 27.8% less likely to have access to electricity

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 98% 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 Samoa, approximately 78.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Samoa, approximately 98% of people have improved drinking water access (100% 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 33.3% less on education

Samoa spends 4.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 28.3% less on healthcare

Samoa spends 5.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.