Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Kuwait, you would:
Health
be 82.3% less likely to be obese
In Kuwait, 37.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
live 17.3 years less
In Kuwait, the average life expectancy is 79 years (78 years for men, 81 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 97.8% less money
Kuwait has a GDP per capita of $49,900 as of 2019, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Kuwait, there are approximately 17.8 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 39.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Kuwait, approximately 12.0 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 20.2% less likely to be literate
In Kuwait, the literacy rate is 96.5% as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
be 8.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Kuwait, approximately 7.4 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 91.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 9% of the population do as of 2019.
be 85.9% less likely to have internet access
In Kuwait, approximately 99.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 40.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Kuwait, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 59% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 77.3% less on education
Kuwait spends 6.6% 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 36.4% less on healthcare
Kuwait spends 5.5% 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 92.6% less coastline
Kuwait has a total of 499 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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