Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Mozambique, you would:
Health
be 93.9% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Mozambique, 11.5% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 0.7% of people as of 2020.
live 4.7 years longer
In Mozambique, the average life expectancy is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 36.7% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Mozambique, 46.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 26.9% more likely to be literate
In Mozambique, the literacy rate is 60.7% as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
be 63.7% more likely to die during childbirth
In Mozambique, approximately 289.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 473.0 women do as of 2017.
Basic Needs
be 74.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Mozambique, approximately 35% of people have electricity access (57% in urban areas, and 22% 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 17.6% less likely to have internet access
In Mozambique, approximately 17.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 19.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Mozambique, approximately 73% of people have improved drinking water access (93% in urban areas, and 62% 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 75.8% less on education
Mozambique spends 6.2% 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 55.1% less on healthcare
Mozambique spends 7.8% 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.
Geography
see 98.5% less coastline
Mozambique has a total of 2,470 km of coastline. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 37 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: At a glance
How big is Democratic Republic of the Congo compared to Mozambique? See an in-depth size comparison.