Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 58.8% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 1.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2024.
be 47.7% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 12.8% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2024.
have 25.3% more doctors per person
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.7 doctors per 10,000 people as of 2023. Democratic Republic of the Congo has 2.1 as of 2022.
see 76.8% less spent on your healthcare
Cote d'Ivoire spends $249 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Democratic Republic of the Congo spends $58 as of 2023.
be 18.7% more likely to die by suicide
Cote d'Ivoire has a suicide rate of 7.4 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 8.8 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Economy
be 90.9% more likely to be unemployed
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.3% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.4% as of 2025.
be 49.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 37.5% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 56.2% as of 2020.
make 73.5% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $3,050 as of 2025, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $807 as of 2025.
Life
be 37.0% more likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 50.0% as of 2021. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 68.5% as of 2023.
have 29.5% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 31.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 40.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 18.9% more likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 359.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 427.0 women do as of 2023.
be 25.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 44.8 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 56.4 children do as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 69.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 48% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 22% of people on average (56% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 52.5% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 41.4% of the population has internet access as of 2024. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 19.7% do as of 2024.
be 53.8% less likely to have access to drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 77% of people have access to drinking water (89% in urban areas, and 64% in rural areas) as of 2024. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 36% of people on average (59% in urban areas, and 14% in rural areas) as of 2024.
Expenditures
spend 21.3% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2024. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2022.
Geography
see 92.8% less coastline
Cote d'Ivoire has a total of 515 km of coastline. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 37 km.
Safety
be 20.9% less likely to die in a road accident
In Cote d'Ivoire, road accidents kill 20.6 people per 100,000 as of 2021. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, they kill 16.3 per 100,000 as of 2021.
Infrastructure
live with 95.5% less strain on fresh water
Cote d'Ivoire withdraws 5% of its available fresh water each year as of 2022. Democratic Republic of the Congo withdraws 0% as of 2022.
find 98.1% less home broadband
Cote d'Ivoire has 1.6 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2024. Democratic Republic of the Congo has 0.0 as of 2024.
use 63.7% less electricity
Cote d'Ivoire uses 354 kWh of electricity per person each year as of 2023. Democratic Republic of the Congo uses 129 kWh as of 2023.
Environment
be 16.3% less likely to die from air pollution
In Cote d'Ivoire, air pollution causes 86.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it causes 72.0 as of 2019.
emit 89.8% less CO2
Cote d'Ivoire emits 0.6 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Democratic Republic of the Congo emits 0.1 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2020–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2021), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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