Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Sri Lanka 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
live 15.4 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 Sri Lanka, that number is 78 years (75 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020.
be 45.8% less likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Sri Lanka, that number is 5.2% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 3.7 times more money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $3,400 as of 2020, while in Sri Lanka, the GDP per capita is $12,500 as of 2020.
be 86.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.8% as of 2019.
be 90.0% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Sri Lanka, however, that number is 4.1% as of 2016.
Life
be 90.5% 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 Sri Lanka, 36.0 women do as of 2017.
be 14.9% more likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Sri Lanka, it is 92.3% as of 2019.
be 82.9% 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 Sri Lanka, on the other hand, 8.2 children do as of 2022.
have 56.6% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Sri Lanka, there are 13.8 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 people have electricity access (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 95% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 3.9 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 Sri Lanka, about 35.0% do as of 2020.
be 10.2% 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 2020. In Sri Lanka, that number is 93% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 91% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 46.2% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Sri Lanka spends 2.1% of total GDP on education as of 2018.
spend 95.2% more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 2.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Sri Lanka, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 7.9 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Sri Lanka, that number is 1,340 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Sri Lanka: At a glance
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