Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 73.8% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
live 11.5 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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 85.7% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,100 as of 2020.
be 90.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 63.0% as of 2014.
Life
have 2.3 times more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 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 3.8 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 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 20.7% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, it is 77.0% as of 2016.
be 3.4 times more likely to die during infancy
In Venezuela, approximately 17.7 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 91.0% less likely to have access to electricity
In Venezuela, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 99% 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 80.6% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 14.0% do as of 2020.
be 36.9% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 59% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.2% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% 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.
spend 15.4% more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 1.5% of total GDP on education as of 2017.
Geography
see 98.7% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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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