Quality of life comparison

be 64.5% less likely to be obese

In Turkey, 32.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Cameroon, that number is 11.4% of people as of 2016.

live 12.9 years less

In Turkey, the average life expectancy is 76 years (74 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.

be 63.8% less likely to be unemployed

In Turkey, 10.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% as of 2022.

make 88.8% less money

Turkey has a GDP per capita of $33,100 as of 2022, while in Cameroon, the GDP per capita is $3,700 as of 2022.

be 2.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Turkey, 14.4% live below the poverty line as of 2020. In Cameroon, however, that number is 37.5% as of 2014.

have 2.5 times more children

In Turkey, there are approximately 13.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Cameroon, there are 34.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 25.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Turkey, approximately 17.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Cameroon, 438.0 women do as of 2020.

be 20.3% less likely to be literate

In Turkey, the literacy rate is 96.7% as of 2019. In Cameroon, it is 77.1% as of 2018.

be 2.5 times more likely to die during infancy

In Turkey, approximately 19.4 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 34.6% less likely to have access to electricity

In Turkey, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Cameroon, 65% of the population do as of 2021.

be 43.2% less likely to have internet access

In Turkey, approximately 81.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Cameroon, about 46.0% do as of 2021.

be 20.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Turkey, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (99% in urban areas, and 99% 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 17.4% less on healthcare

Turkey spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Cameroon, that number is 3.8% of GDP as of 2020.

see 94.4% less coastline

Turkey has a total of 7,200 km of coastline. In Cameroon, that number is 402 km.