Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Chad, you would:
Health
live 3.0 years longer
In Chad, the average life expectancy is 59 years (57 years for men, 61 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 3.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Chad, 1.1% 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 57.4% more likely to be obese
In Chad, 6.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Chad has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
Life
be 3.6 times more likely to be literate
In Chad, the literacy rate is 22.3% as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 26.8% less likely to die during infancy
In Chad, approximately 65.5 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 2.7 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Chad, approximately 140.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
have 21.3% fewer children
In Chad, there are approximately 40.5 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 8.0 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Chad, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (32% in urban areas, and 1% 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 38.3% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Chad, approximately 61% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 52% 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 10.0% less likely to have internet access
In Chad, approximately 10.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 52.3% less on healthcare
Chad spends 4.4% 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 62.5% more on education
Chad spends 2.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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