Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Moldova, you would:
Health
be 49.2% less likely to be obese
In Moldova, 18.9% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
be 4.1 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Moldova, 0.8% 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 Moldova, the average life expectancy is 72 years (69 years for men, 77 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 72.4% less money
Moldova has a GDP per capita of $12,300 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 7.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Moldova, 5.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 5.6 times more likely to live below the poverty line
In Moldova, 7.3% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In Moldova, there are approximately 10.2 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 19.9 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Moldova, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.2% less likely to be literate
In Moldova, the literacy rate is 99.4% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 4.1 times more likely to die during infancy
In Moldova, approximately 11.6 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.
Basic Needs
be 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Moldova, 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 88.2% less likely to have internet access
In Moldova, approximately 76.3% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 36.1% less on education
Moldova spends 6.1% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 67.2% less on healthcare
Moldova spends 6.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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