Quality of life comparison

be 56.6% less likely to be obese

In Belgium, 22.1% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

live 19.8 years less

In Belgium, the average life expectancy is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 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 90.3% less money

Belgium has a GDP per capita of $63,600 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Belgium, 5.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 3.3 times more likely to live below the poverty line

In Belgium, 12.3% live below the poverty line as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 2.7 times more children

In Belgium, there are approximately 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 56.4 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Belgium, approximately 5.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 15.0 times more likely to die during infancy

In Belgium, approximately 3.2 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 49.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Belgium, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, 51% of the population do as of 2022.

be 64.7% less likely to have internet access

In Belgium, approximately 91.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 15.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Belgium, 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 32.8% less on education

Belgium spends 6.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 59.5% less on healthcare

Belgium spends 11.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 2.5 times more coastline

Belgium has a total of 66 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.