Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Malawi, you would:
Health
be 59.3% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Malawi, 8.1% 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 10.3 years less
In Malawi, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 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 65.5% more likely to be obese
In Malawi, 5.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 2.3 times more money
Malawi has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 20.6% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Malawi, 51.5% live below the poverty line as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
be 76.5% more likely to be unemployed
In Malawi, 20.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2013. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 29.3% more likely to be literate
In Malawi, the literacy rate is 62.1% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
have 13.9% more children
In Malawi, there are approximately 27.9 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 43.4% more likely to die during infancy
In Malawi, approximately 33.4 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 5.5 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Malawi, approximately 13% of people have electricity access (55% in urban areas, and 5% 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 35.7% less likely to have internet access
In Malawi, approximately 14.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 71.6% less on healthcare
Malawi spends 7.4% 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
Malawi spends 2.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education 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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