Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Cote d'Ivoire instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 36.4% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 2.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
make 52.9% more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Cote d'Ivoire, the GDP per capita is $5,200 as of 2020.
be 73.9% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 9.4% as of 2013.
Life
be 12.0% more likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Cote d'Ivoire, it is 89.9% as of 2019.
be 63.2% more 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 Cote d'Ivoire, 617.0 women do as of 2017.
be 16.1% 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 Cote d'Ivoire, on the other hand, 55.7 children do as of 2022.
have 11.1% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Cote d'Ivoire, there are 28.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 4.0 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 Cote d'Ivoire, about 36.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 57.1% more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 3.3% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 3.0 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Cote d'Ivoire, that number is 515 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Cote d'Ivoire: At a glance
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