Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Mexico, you would:
Health
be 66.8% less likely to be obese
In Mexico, 28.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
be 8.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mexico, 0.4% 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 10.2 years less
In Mexico, 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.
Economy
make 81.0% less money
Mexico has a GDP per capita of $17,900 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 10.3 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mexico, 3.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Mexico, there are approximately 13.6 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 11.5 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mexico, approximately 33.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 15.7% less likely to be literate
In Mexico, the literacy rate is 95.2% as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 4.0 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mexico, approximately 11.9 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 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mexico, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 72% of the population do as of 2019.
be 87.5% less likely to have internet access
In Mexico, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
be 15.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mexico, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 98% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.1% less on healthcare
Mexico spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 98.2% less coastline
Mexico has a total of 9,330 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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