Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Burma, you would:
Health
be 5.5 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Burma, 0.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
live 7.8 years less
In Burma, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
be 65.5% more likely to be obese
In Burma, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 24.4% less money
Burma has a GDP per capita of $4,500 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 9.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Burma, 4.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 64.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Burma, 24.8% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 94.7% more children
In Burma, there are approximately 16.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 51.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Burma, approximately 250.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 45.5% more likely to die during infancy
In Burma, approximately 32.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 41.2% more likely to have access to electricity
In Burma, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (76% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 74.3% less likely to have internet access
In Burma, approximately 35.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 55.3% less on healthcare
Burma spends 4.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 95.0% more on education
Burma spends 2.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 91.2% less coastline
Burma has a total of 1,930 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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