Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Mali, you would:
Health
be 22.1% less likely to be obese
In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 50.0% less money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
be 49.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mali, 42.1% live below the poverty line as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 15.8% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 562.0 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 be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
Basic Needs
be 82.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mali, approximately 50% of people have electricity access (78% in urban areas, and 28% 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 48.1% less likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 31.3% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mali, approximately 86% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 76% 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 55.9% less on education
Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 10.3% less on healthcare
Mali spends 3.9% 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.
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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