Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Republic of the Congo instead of Venezuela, you would:
Health
be 62.5% less likely to be obese
In Venezuela, 25.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.
be 6.6 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Venezuela, 0.5% 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 11.2 years less
In Venezuela, the average life expectancy is 73 years (70 years for men, 77 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
make 55.9% less money
Venezuela has a GDP per capita of $7,704 as of 2018, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $3,400 as of 2020.
be 5.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Venezuela, 6.9% of adults are unemployed as of 2018. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 36.0% as of 2014.
be 23.6% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Venezuela, 33.1% live below the poverty line as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.
Life
have 84.3% more children
In Venezuela, there are approximately 17.3 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 3.0 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Venezuela, approximately 125.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2017. In Republic of the Congo, 378.0 women do as of 2017.
be 17.3% less likely to be literate
In Venezuela, the literacy rate is 97.1% as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.3% as of 2018.
be 2.7 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 Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 27.7% 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 Republic of the Congo, that number is 72% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 36% in rural areas) as of 2019.
be 87.5% less likely to have internet access
In Venezuela, approximately 72.0% of the population has internet access as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, about 9.0% do as of 2019.
be 10.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Venezuela, approximately 94% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 84% of people do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 61.1% less on healthcare
Venezuela spends 5.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2019. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 2.1% of GDP as of 2019.
spend 3.0 times more on education
Venezuela spends 1.3% of its total GDP on education as of 2017. Republic of the Congo spends 3.9% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 94.0% less coastline
Venezuela has a total of 2,800 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
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