Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Japan instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 23.0 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 Japan, that number is 85 years (82 years for men, 88 years for women) as of 2022.
be 35.8% less likely to be obese
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Japan, that number is 4.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 37.6 times more money
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Japan, the GDP per capita is $41,400 as of 2019.
be 74.4% 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 Japan, however, that number is 16.1% as of 2013.
Life
be 98.9% 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 Japan, 5.0 women do as of 2017.
be 96.9% 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 Japan, on the other hand, 1.9 children do as of 2022.
have 82.7% fewer children
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Japan, there are 7.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 11.1 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 9% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Japan, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 6.4 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 Japan, about 90.0% do as of 2020.
be 66.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Japan, 99% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.1 times more on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Japan spends 3.2% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 3.1 times more on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Japan, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 804.1 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Japan, that number is 29,751 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Japan: At a glance
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