Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Cote d'Ivoire, you would:
Health
be 66.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Cote d'Ivoire, 2.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
be 35.0% less likely to be obese
In Cote d'Ivoire, 10.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 78.8% less money
Cote d'Ivoire has a GDP per capita of $5,200 as of 2020, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
be 59.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Cote d'Ivoire, 39.5% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 23.3% less likely to die during childbirth
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 617.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 473.0 women do as of 2017.
have 41.6% more children
In Cote d'Ivoire, there are approximately 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 14.3% less likely to be literate
In Cote d'Ivoire, the literacy rate is 89.9% as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 88.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 76% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 51% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 9% of people on average (19% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 61.1% less likely to have internet access
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 36.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 25.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Cote d'Ivoire, approximately 80% of people have improved drinking water access (90% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 59% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 59.5% less on education
Cote d'Ivoire spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
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.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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