Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Kenya, you would:
Health
be 83.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Kenya, 4.2% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 7.9 years less
In Kenya, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 73.8% less money
Kenya has a GDP per capita of $4,200 as of 2020, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
be 74.5% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Kenya, 36.1% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 51.9% more children
In Kenya, there are approximately 26.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 38.3% more likely to die during childbirth
In Kenya, approximately 342.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 473.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kenya, approximately 27.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 60.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 89.4% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kenya, approximately 85% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 9% of people on average (19% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 21.5% less likely to have internet access
In Kenya, approximately 17.8% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 16.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kenya, approximately 71% of people have improved drinking water access (91% in urban areas, and 63% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 59% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 70.6% less on education
Kenya spends 5.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 23.9% less on healthcare
Kenya spends 4.6% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.1% less coastline
Kenya has a total of 536 km of coastline. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 37 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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