Quality of life comparison

live 15.4 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 Hungary, that number is 77 years (74 years for men, 81 years for women) as of 2022.

be 3.9 times more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Hungary, that number is 26.4% of people as of 2016.

make 32.2 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,100 as of 2022, while in Hungary, the GDP per capita is $35,400 as of 2022.

be 23.0% less likely to be unemployed

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2022. In Hungary, that number is 3.6% as of 2022.

be 80.8% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 63.0% live below the poverty line as of 2014. In Hungary, however, that number is 12.1% as of 2021.

be 97.3% less likely to die during childbirth

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 547.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Hungary, 15.0 women do as of 2020.

be 23.9% more likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.0% as of 2021. In Hungary, it is 99.1% as of 2021.

be 92.4% 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 Hungary, on the other hand, 4.6 children do as of 2022.

have 76.8% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Hungary, there are 9.1 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 4.8 times more likely to have access to electricity

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 21% of the population has electricity access as of 2021. In Hungary, 100% of the population do as of 2021.

be 3.8 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 Hungary, about 89.3% do as of 2022.

be 68.4% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 77.8% more on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Hungary spends 4.8% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 78.0% more on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Hungary, that number is 7.3% of GDP as of 2020.