Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 23.9% less likely to be obese
In Senegal, 8.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
live 8.1 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 66.7% less money
Senegal has a GDP per capita of $3,300 as of 2020, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
be 34.9% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
Life
be 48.4% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
have 27.2% more children
In Senegal, there are approximately 31.5 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 40.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.
be 50.2% more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 473.0 women do as of 2017.
be 87.6% more likely to die during infancy
In Senegal, approximately 32.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 60.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 87.3% less likely to have access to electricity
In Senegal, approximately 71% of people have electricity access (94% in urban areas, and 50% in rural areas) as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 9% of people on average (19% in urban areas, and 0% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 67.4% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 32.0% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Senegal, approximately 87% of people have improved drinking water access (96% in urban areas, and 79% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 59% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 71.7% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
spend 14.6% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 93.0% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 37 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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