Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Benin, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Benin, 0.9% 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.
Economy
be 36.0 times more likely to be unemployed
In Benin, 1.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 89.4% more likely to be literate
In Benin, the literacy rate is 42.4% as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 14.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Benin, approximately 55.8 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.
have 22.7% fewer children
In Benin, there are approximately 41.1 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 2.2 times more 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 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 12.7% more 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 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 65.4% less likely to have internet access
In Benin, approximately 26.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 12.5% less on healthcare
Benin spends 2.4% 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 30.0% more on education
Benin spends 3.0% 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 39.7% more coastline
Benin has a total of 121 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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