Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Gambia, you would:
Health
be 83.3% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Gambia, 1.8% 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 5.5 years less
In Gambia, the average life expectancy is 68 years (66 years for men, 69 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
make 54.5% more money
Gambia has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 15.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Gambia, 48.6% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 36.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Gambia, approximately 597.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 58.1% more likely to be literate
In Gambia, the literacy rate is 50.8% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
have 10.6% more children
In Gambia, there are approximately 28.8 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 28.9% more likely to die during infancy
In Gambia, approximately 37.2 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.
Basic Needs
be 46.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Gambia, approximately 49% of people have electricity access (69% in urban areas, and 16% 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 75.7% less likely to have internet access
In Gambia, approximately 37.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 44.7% less on healthcare
Gambia spends 3.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 34.5% more on education
Gambia spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 2.1 times more coastline
Gambia has a total of 80 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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