Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Angola, you would:
Health
be 83.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Angola, 1.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
be 17.1% more likely to be obese
In Angola, 8.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 45.2% less money
Angola has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 5.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Angola, 6.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 26.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Angola, 32.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 12.9% more likely to be literate
In Angola, the literacy rate is 71.1% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 18.6% less likely to die during infancy
In Angola, approximately 58.9 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.
be 56.8% more likely to die during childbirth
In Angola, approximately 241.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
have 23.9% fewer children
In Angola, there are approximately 41.8 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.
Basic Needs
be 67.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Angola, approximately 43% of people have electricity access (61% in urban areas, and 6% 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 26.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Angola, approximately 66% of people have improved drinking water access (81% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 75.0% less likely to have internet access
In Angola, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.0% less on healthcare
Angola spends 2.5% 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 2.2 times more on education
Angola spends 1.8% 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 89.4% less coastline
Angola has a total of 1,600 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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