Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Benin, you would:
Health
be 30.2% less likely to be obese
In Benin, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 66.7% less money
Benin has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
be 63.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Benin, 38.5% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 81.6% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
be 19.1% more likely to die during childbirth
In Benin, approximately 397.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 473.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 72.7% less likely to have access to electricity
In Benin, approximately 33% of people have electricity access (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 9% of people on average (19% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 46.2% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 20.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Benin, approximately 75% of people have improved drinking water access (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 59% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 50.0% less on education
Benin spends 3.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 45.8% more on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 69.4% less coastline
Benin has a total of 121 km of coastline. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 37 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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