Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Niger instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 17.9% less likely to be obese
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Niger, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 1.7 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 Niger, that number is 60 years (59 years for men, 62 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 35.2% 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 Niger, however, that number is 40.8% as of 2018.
Life
have 17.5% more children
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Niger, there are 47.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 54.4% less likely to be literate
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 77.0% as of 2016. In Niger, it is 35.1% as of 2018.
Basic Needs
be 55.6% 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 Niger, that number is 14% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 2% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 15.5% 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 Niger, that number is 69% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 28.6% less likely to have internet access
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Niger, about 10.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Niger spends 3.5% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 62.9% more on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 3.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Niger, that number is 5.7% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Niger: At a glance
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