Quality of life comparison

be 62.6% less likely to be obese

In Costa Rica, 25.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 8.2 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Costa Rica, 0.4% 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 17.5 years less

In Costa Rica, the average life expectancy is 80 years (77 years for men, 82 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 76.0% less money

Costa Rica has a GDP per capita of $25,800 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Costa Rica, 8.3% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 60.4% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Costa Rica, 25.5% 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 Costa Rica, 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 12.8 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Costa Rica, approximately 22.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 17.8% less likely to be literate

In Costa Rica, the literacy rate is 98.0% as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 5.7 times more likely to die during infancy

In Costa Rica, approximately 8.4 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 Costa Rica, 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 61.3% less likely to have internet access

In Costa Rica, approximately 83.0% 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 Costa Rica, 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

Costa Rica 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 43.0% less on healthcare

Costa Rica spends 7.9% 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 86.9% less coastline

Costa Rica has a total of 1,290 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.