Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Senegal, you would:
Health
be 11.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Senegal, 0.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.
live 7.9 years less
In Senegal, the average life expectancy is 70 years (68 years for men, 72 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 25.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Senegal, 48.0% of adults are unemployed as of 2007. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 12.4% less likely to live below the poverty line
In Senegal, 46.7% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
be 54.7% more likely to be literate
In Senegal, the literacy rate is 51.9% as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 20.0% more likely to die during childbirth
In Senegal, approximately 315.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 47.7% 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 79.1% less likely to have internet access
In Senegal, approximately 43.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 26.4% less on education
Senegal spends 5.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
spend 48.8% less on healthcare
Senegal spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
Geography
see 68.2% less coastline
Senegal has a total of 531 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Republic of the Congo: At a glance
How big is Republic of the Congo compared to Senegal? See an in-depth size comparison.