Quality of life comparison

be 73.5% less likely to be obese

In United States, 36.2% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

live 18.5 years less

In United States, the average life expectancy is 81 years (78 years for men, 83 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.

make 94.4% less money

United States has a GDP per capita of $60,200 as of 2020, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.

be 9.3 times more likely to be unemployed

In United States, 3.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.

be 2.7 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In United States, 15.1% live below the poverty line as of 2010. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 2.6 times more children

In United States, there are approximately 12.3 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, there are 31.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2022.

be 19.9 times more likely to die during childbirth

In United States, approximately 19.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.

be 9.3 times more likely to die during infancy

In United States, approximately 5.2 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.

be 28.0% less likely to have access to electricity

In United States, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 72% of the population do as of 2019.

be 90.1% less likely to have internet access

In United States, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.

be 15.7% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In United States, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 22.0% less on education

United States spends 5.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2014. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.

spend 87.5% less on healthcare

United States spends 16.8% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.

see 99.2% less coastline

United States has a total of 19,924 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.