Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Iceland instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 96.2% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 2.6% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2018. In Iceland, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 22.0 years longer
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2020. In Iceland, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2020.
be 2.3 times more likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Iceland, that number is 21.9% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 7.7 times more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,800 as of 2017, while in Iceland, the GDP per capita is $52,200 as of 2017.
be 92.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Iceland, that number is 2.8% as of 2017.
Life
be 98.9% 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 Iceland, 4.0 women do as of 2017.
be 95.9% less likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 50.7 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Iceland, on the other hand, 2.1 children do as of 2020.
have 59.2% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 32.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Iceland, there are 13.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 76.7% more likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 57% of the population has electricity access as of 2017. In Iceland, 100% of the population do as of 2016.
be 11.4 times more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 8.7% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Iceland, about 99.0% do as of 2018.
be 19.5% 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 2017. In Iceland, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Expenditures
spend 63.0% more on education
Republic of the Congo spends 4.6% of its total GDP on education as of 2015. Iceland spends 7.5% of total GDP on education as of 2016.
Geography
see 29.4 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Iceland, that number is 4,970 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Iceland: At a glance
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