Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Iraq, you would:
Health
be 68.4% less likely to be obese
In Iraq, 30.4% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
live 11.1 years less
In Iraq, the average life expectancy is 73 years (71 years for men, 75 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 63.4% less money
Iraq has a GDP per capita of $9,300 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 2.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Iraq, 16.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2012. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 77.8% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Iraq, 23.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 60.3% more likely to be literate
In Iraq, the literacy rate is 50.1% as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
have 28.8% more children
In Iraq, there are approximately 24.7 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 4.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Iraq, approximately 79.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Iraq, approximately 19.6 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 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Iraq, 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 85.0% less likely to have internet access
In Iraq, approximately 60.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
be 15.2% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Iraq, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% 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.
Expenditures
spend 53.3% less on healthcare
Iraq spends 4.5% 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 2.9 times more coastline
Iraq has a total of 58 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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