Quality of life comparison

be 15.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Timor-Leste, 0.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

live 6.6 years less

In Timor-Leste, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 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 3.0 times more likely to be obese

In Timor-Leste, 3.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

be 10.3% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Timor-Leste, 41.8% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

be 2.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Timor-Leste, 1.8% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

be 13.2% more likely to be literate

In Timor-Leste, the literacy rate is 68.1% as of 2018. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

have 16.8% more children

In Timor-Leste, there are approximately 29.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.1 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Timor-Leste, approximately 204.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 44.6% more likely to die during infancy

In Timor-Leste, approximately 33.7 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 17.9% more likely to have internet access

In Timor-Leste, approximately 39.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Timor-Leste, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2021. In Cameroon, that number is 65% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 25% in rural areas) as of 2021.

be 10.1% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Timor-Leste, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (98% 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 23.8% less on education

Timor-Leste spends 4.2% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Cameroon spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 61.6% less on healthcare

Timor-Leste spends 9.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 43.1% less coastline

Timor-Leste has a total of 706 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.