Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Lesotho, you would:
Health
be 84.4% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Lesotho, 21.1% 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 2.5 years longer
In Lesotho, the average life expectancy is 60 years (58 years for men, 62 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.
be 42.2% less likely to be obese
In Lesotho, 16.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 47.8% more money
Lesotho has a GDP per capita of $2,300 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 17.7% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Lesotho, 49.7% live below the poverty line as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
be 28.1% more likely to be unemployed
In Lesotho, 28.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 30.5% less likely to die during childbirth
In Lesotho, approximately 544.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
have 37.5% more children
In Lesotho, there are approximately 23.1 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.
Basic Needs
be 100.0% more likely to have access to electricity
In Lesotho, approximately 36% of people have electricity access (63% in urban areas, and 26% 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 79.1% less likely to have internet access
In Lesotho, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 47.3% less on education
Lesotho spends 7.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 81.4% less on healthcare
Lesotho spends 11.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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