Cameroon or Senegal: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Senegal wins on more indicators: 10 of 11 against 1.
- Safety and trust: Senegal 0:1
- Costs and work: Cameroon 1:0
- Climate and health: Senegal 0:7
- Law and institutions: Senegal 0:2
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Cameroon
Indicator
Senegal
Safety and trust
Better: Senegal (0 : 1)Organized violence
lower is better
✗5.78 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
✓0.00 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024
Homicides
observation is outdated
periods differ
6.8 per 100,000 residents
2022
0.3 per 100,000 residents
2015
Costs and work
Better: Cameroon (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
✓$5,788
20256% higher
✗$5,463
20256% lower
Climate and health
Better: Senegal (0 : 7)Life expectancy
higher is better
✗64.0 years
20247% lower
✓68.9 years
20248% higher
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✗61.8 years
20248% lower
✓67.0 years
20248% higher
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✗66.2 years
20247% lower
✓71.0 years
20247% higher
Median age at death
higher is better
✗71.0 years
20235% lower
✓74.6 years
20235% higher
Infant survival
higher is better
✗95.98%
20241% lower
✓97.11%
20241% higher
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✗93.52%
20243% lower
✓96.35%
20243% higher
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗55.6 µg/m³ per year
202334% higher
✓41.6 µg/m³ per year
202325% lower
Law and institutions
Better: Senegal (0 : 2)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.19 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-0.19 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✗-1.20 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓0.15 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Cameroon, Senegal.