Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Mongolia, you would:
Health
be 53.4% less likely to be obese
In Mongolia, 20.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
be 33.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mongolia, 0.1% 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 9.3 years less
In Mongolia, the average life expectancy is 71 years (67 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 70.4% less money
Mongolia has a GDP per capita of $11,500 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 4.5 times more likely to be unemployed
In Mongolia, 8.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 44.0% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mongolia, 28.4% live below the poverty line as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 2.0 times more children
In Mongolia, there are approximately 15.8 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 8.4 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Mongolia, approximately 45.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 19.1% less likely to be literate
In Mongolia, the literacy rate is 99.2% as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 2.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Mongolia, approximately 20.2 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 20.9% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mongolia, approximately 91% of people have electricity access (99% in urban areas, and 73% 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 85.7% less likely to have internet access
In Mongolia, approximately 63.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 20.4% less on education
Mongolia spends 4.9% 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 44.7% less on healthcare
Mongolia spends 3.8% 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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