be 73.5% less likely to be obese
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Congo, Republic of the, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Congo, Republic of the, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
In United States, the average life expectancy is 80 years (78 years for men, 82 years for women) as of 2020. In Congo, Republic of the, that number is 61 years (60 years for men, 63 years for women) as of 2020.
United States has a GDP per capita of $59,800 as of 2017, while in Congo, Republic of the, the GDP per capita is $6,800 as of 2017.
In United States, 4.4% of adults are unemployed as of 2017. In Congo, Republic of the, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Congo, Republic of the, however, that number is 46.5% as of 2011.
In United States, there are approximately 12.4 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020. In Congo, Republic of the, there are 32.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2020.
In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Congo, Republic of the, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
In United States, approximately 5.3 children die before they reach the age of one as of 2020. In Congo, Republic of the, on the other hand, 50.7 children do as of 2020.
In United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2016. In Congo, Republic of the, 57% of the population do as of 2017.
In United States, approximately 87.3% of the population has internet access as of 2018. In Congo, Republic of the, about 8.7% do as of 2018.
In United States, approximately 99% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2017. In Congo, Republic of the, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2017.
United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Congo, Republic of the, that number is 169 km.
Congo, Republic of the is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 341,500 sq km. Upon independence in 1960, the former French region of Middle Congo became the Republic of the Congo. A quarter century of experimentation with Marxism was abandoned in 1990 and a democratically elected government took office in 1992. A brief civil war in 1997 restored former Marxist President Denis SASSOU-Nguesso, and ushered in a period of ethnic and political unrest. Southern-based rebel groups agreed to a final peace accord in March 2003, but the calm is tenuous and refugees continue to present a humanitarian crisis. The Republic of Congo is one of Africa's largest petroleum producers, but with declining production it will need new offshore oil finds to sustain its oil earnings over the long term.
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The statistics on this page were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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