Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Benin instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 72.7% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Benin, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 97.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Benin, that number is 1.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 29.3% more children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Benin, there are 41.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 47.2% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Benin, it is 42.4% as of 2018.
be 16.3% more 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 Benin, on the other hand, 55.8 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.9 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 Benin, about 26.0% do as of 2020.
be 54.2% less likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 33% of people on average (58% in urban areas, and 9% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 11.3% less 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 Benin, that number is 75% of people on average (79% in urban areas, and 71% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 23.1% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Benin spends 3.0% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 14.3% more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Benin, that number is 2.4% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 28.4% less coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Benin, that number is 121 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Benin: At a glance
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