Quality of life comparison

be 65.2% less likely to be obese

In Dominican Republic, 27.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Dominican Republic, 0.9% 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 10.5 years less

In Dominican Republic, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 74 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.

make 80.0% less money

Dominican Republic has a GDP per capita of $17,000 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.

be 7.1 times more likely to be unemployed

In Dominican Republic, 5.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.

be 94.8% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Dominican Republic, 21.0% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 76.5% more children

In Dominican Republic, there are approximately 18.0 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 4.0 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Dominican Republic, approximately 95.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.

be 14.4% less likely to be literate

In Dominican Republic, the literacy rate is 93.8% as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.

be 2.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In Dominican Republic, approximately 21.2 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In Dominican Republic, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 72% of the population do as of 2019.

be 88.3% less likely to have internet access

In Dominican Republic, approximately 77.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.

be 13.4% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Dominican Republic, approximately 97% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 92% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 64.4% less on healthcare

Dominican Republic spends 5.9% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 86.9% less coastline

Dominican Republic has a total of 1,288 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.