Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 43.3% more likely to be obese
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Benin, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.0 times more money
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Benin, the GDP per capita is $3,300 as of 2020.
be 38.9% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 63.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Benin, however, that number is 38.5% as of 2019.
Life
be 16.1% less likely to die during childbirth
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 473.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Benin, 397.0 women do as of 2017.
be 44.9% less likely to be literate
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 3.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of people have electricity access (19% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 85.7% more likely to have internet access
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 25.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 31.4% less on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 100.0% more on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.3 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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