Quality of life comparison
If you lived in South Korea instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 20.9 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 South Korea, that number is 83 years (80 years for men, 86 years for women) as of 2022.
be 51.0% less likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In South Korea, that number is 4.7% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 12.4 times more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in South Korea, the GDP per capita is $42,300 as of 2020.
be 89.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In South Korea, that number is 3.8% as of 2019.
be 64.8% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In South Korea, however, that number is 14.4% as of 2016.
Life
be 97.1% 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 South Korea, 11.0 women do as of 2017.
be 22.0% more likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In South Korea, it is 98.0% as of 2019.
be 94.0% 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 South Korea, on the other hand, 2.9 children do as of 2022.
have 78.3% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In South Korea, there are 6.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 38.9% more likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 72% of the population has electricity access as of 2019. In South Korea, 100% of the population do as of 2020.
be 10.8 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 South Korea, about 97.0% do as of 2020.
be 18.6% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 84% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In South Korea, 100% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 15.4% more on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. South Korea spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 3.9 times more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In South Korea, that number is 8.2% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 14.3 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In South Korea, that number is 2,413 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
South Korea: At a glance
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