Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 97.0% 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 Somalia, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 13.5% less likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
live 6.4 years less
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 76.5% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Somalia, the GDP per capita is $800 as of 2020.
Life
have 19.4% more children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Somalia, there are 38.0 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 2.2 times 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 Somalia, 829.0 women do as of 2017.
be 80.5% 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 75.0% 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 Somalia, that number is 18% of people on average (34% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 77.8% less likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 9.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Somalia, about 2.0% do as of 2019.
Geography
see 17.9 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Republic of the Congo? See an in-depth size comparison.