Quality of life comparison

live 16.0 years longer

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 78 years (76 years for men, 80 years for women) as of 2022.

be 57.1% more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 0.7% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2018.

be 2.8 times more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 18.9% of people as of 2016.

make 19.1 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Antigua and Barbuda, the GDP per capita is $28,700 as of 2023.

be 2.4 times more likely to be unemployed

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 11.0% as of 2014.

be 23.8% more likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.0% as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, it is 99.0% as of 2015.

be 76.5% less likely to die during infancy

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 60.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, on the other hand, 14.3 children do as of 2022.

have 62.0% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Antigua and Barbuda, there are 14.9 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.7 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 22% of people have electricity access (44% in urban areas, and 1% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 96% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 4.1 times more likely to have internet access

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 23.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Antigua and Barbuda, about 96.0% do as of 2021.

be 62.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, 97% of people do as of 2017.

spend 40.7% more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Antigua and Barbuda spends 3.8% of total GDP on education as of 2021.

spend 36.6% more on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 5.6% of GDP as of 2020.

see 4.1 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Antigua and Barbuda, that number is 153 km.