Quality of life comparison

live 7.9 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Gabon, that number is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022.

be 4.3 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Gabon, that number is 3.0% of people as of 2020.

be 2.2 times more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Gabon, that number is 15.0% of people as of 2016.

make 13.1 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Gabon, the GDP per capita is $14,400 as of 2020.

be 47.0% 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 Gabon, however, that number is 33.4% as of 2017.

be 46.7% 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 Gabon, 252.0 women do as of 2017.

be 10.0% more likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Gabon, it is 84.7% as of 2018.

be 53.1% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Gabon, on the other hand, 28.6 children do as of 2022.

have 35.1% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Gabon, there are 26.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 10.2 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 Gabon, that number is 92% of people on average (99% in urban areas, and 39% in rural areas) as of 2019.

be 4.4 times 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 Gabon, about 62.0% do as of 2020.

be 56.7% 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 Gabon, that number is 93% of people on average (97% in urban areas, and 55% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 20.0% less on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Gabon, that number is 2.8% of GDP as of 2019.

spend 86.7% more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Gabon spends 2.8% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

see 23.9 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Gabon, that number is 885 km.