Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Mali, you would:
Health
be 3.7 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mali, 0.9% 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.
be 11.6% more likely to be obese
In Mali, 8.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 54.5% more money
Mali has a GDP per capita of $2,200 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 4.6 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mali, 7.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 32.7% less likely to die during childbirth
In Mali, approximately 562.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 2.3 times more likely to be literate
In Mali, the literacy rate is 35.5% as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 21.0% less likely to die during infancy
In Mali, approximately 60.6 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.
have 22.5% fewer children
In Mali, there are approximately 41.1 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 44.0% more 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 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 66.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mali, approximately 27.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% less on healthcare
Mali spends 3.9% 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 14.7% more on education
Mali spends 3.4% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. 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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