Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 16.4 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 Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2020.
live 4.7 years less
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 Mozambique, that number is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 26.8% 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 Mozambique, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 38.9% 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 Mozambique, 289.0 women do as of 2017.
be 21.2% less likely to be literate
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Mozambique, it is 60.7% as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 3.9 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 Mozambique, that number is 35% of people on average (57% in urban areas, and 22% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 21.4% 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 Mozambique, about 17.0% do as of 2020.
be 23.4% 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 Mozambique, that number is 73% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 4.1 times more on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Mozambique spends 6.2% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 2.2 times more on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Mozambique, that number is 7.8% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 66.8 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mozambique: At a glance
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