Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Djibouti, you would:
Health
be 28.9% less likely to be obese
In Djibouti, 13.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
be 4.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Djibouti, 0.8% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
live 3.2 years less
In Djibouti, the average life expectancy is 65 years (63 years for men, 68 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 10.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Djibouti, 40.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
make 38.2% less money
Djibouti has a GDP per capita of $5,500 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 93.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Djibouti, 21.1% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 43.0% more children
In Djibouti, there are approximately 22.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 52.4% more likely to die during childbirth
In Djibouti, approximately 248.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 71.4% more likely to have access to electricity
In Djibouti, approximately 42% of people have electricity access (54% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 84.7% less likely to have internet access
In Djibouti, approximately 59.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 16.7% more on healthcare
Djibouti spends 1.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 46.2% less coastline
Djibouti has a total of 314 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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