Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Liberia instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 3.6 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 Liberia, that number is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022.
be 57.1% 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 Liberia, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2020.
be 47.8% more likely to be obese
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Liberia, that number is 9.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 27.3% more money
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2020, while in Liberia, the GDP per capita is $1,400 as of 2020.
be 19.2% 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 Liberia, however, that number is 50.9% as of 2016.
Life
be 26.8% 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 Liberia, on the other hand, 44.6 children do as of 2022.
be 39.7% more 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 Liberia, 661.0 women do as of 2017.
be 37.3% less likely to be literate
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Liberia, it is 48.3% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 33.3% 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 Liberia, that number is 12% of people on average (18% in urban areas, and 6% 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 Liberia, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 41.4% 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 Liberia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 53.3% more on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Liberia spends 2.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Liberia, that number is 8.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 15.6 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Liberia, that number is 579 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Liberia: At a glance
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