Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Yemen 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 Yemen, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2018.
live 5.6 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 Yemen, that number is 67 years (65 years for men, 69 years for women) as of 2020.
be 78.1% more likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Yemen, that number is 17.1% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 25.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 36.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2014. In Yemen, that number is 27.0% as of 2014.
make 63.2% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,800 as of 2017, while in Yemen, the GDP per capita is $2,500 as of 2017.
be 16.1% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 46.5% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Yemen, however, that number is 54.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 56.6% 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 Yemen, 164.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.4% 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 Yemen, on the other hand, 41.9 children do as of 2020.
be 12.7% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.3% as of 2018. In Yemen, it is 70.1% as of 2015.
have 20.9% fewer children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 32.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Yemen, there are 25.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
Basic Needs
be 3.1 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 Yemen, about 26.7% do as of 2018.
be 17.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 57% of people have electricity access (74% in urban areas, and 23% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Yemen, that number is 47% of people on average (72% in urban areas, and 32% in rural areas) as of 2017.
Geography
see 11.3 times more coastline
Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Yemen, that number is 1,906 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Yemen: At a glance
How big is Yemen compared to Republic of the Congo? See an in-depth size comparison.