Quality of life comparison

live 19.8 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 14.2 times more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $48,200 as of 2020.

be 85.1% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Belgium, that number is 5.4% as of 2019.

be 63.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Belgium, however, that number is 14.8% as of 2018.

be 98.7% less likely to die during childbirth

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 378.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2017.

be 93.3% less likely to die during infancy

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 65.6% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Belgium, there are 10.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 38.9% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In Belgium, 100% of the population do as of 2020.

be 10.2 times more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Belgium, about 92.0% do as of 2020.

be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 64.1% more on education

Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Belgium spends 6.4% of total GDP on education as of 2018.

spend 5.1 times more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Belgium, that number is 10.7% of GDP as of 2019.

see 60.7% less coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.