Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Malawi instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 10.3 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 Malawi, that number is 72 years (69 years for men, 76 years for women) as of 2022.
be 39.6% less likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Malawi, that number is 5.8% of people as of 2016.
be 2.5 times more 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 Malawi, that number is 8.1% of people as of 2020.
Economy
be 43.3% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Malawi, that number is 20.4% as of 2013.
make 55.9% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Malawi, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2020.
be 25.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Malawi, however, that number is 51.5% as of 2016.
Life
be 30.3% 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 Malawi, on the other hand, 33.4 children do as of 2022.
be 22.7% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Malawi, it is 62.1% as of 2015.
have 12.2% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Malawi, there are 27.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 55.6% more likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Malawi, about 14.0% do as of 2019.
be 81.9% 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 Malawi, that number is 13% of people on average (55% in urban areas, and 5% in rural areas) as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 25.6% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Malawi spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.5 times more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Malawi, that number is 7.4% of GDP as of 2019.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Malawi: At a glance
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