Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Mozambique instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 16.4 times 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 Mozambique, that number is 11.5% of people as of 2020.
live 4.7 years less
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 Mozambique, that number is 57 years (56 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 22.0% less likely to be unemployed
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Mozambique, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.
be 26.8% 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 Mozambique, however, that number is 46.1% as of 2015.
Life
be 76.8% 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 Mozambique, 127.0 women do as of 2020.
be 20.8% less likely to be literate
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.0% as of 2021. In Mozambique, it is 63.4% as of 2021.
Basic Needs
be 54.4% 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 Mozambique, that number is 33% of people on average (77% in urban areas, and 4% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 23.4% 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 Mozambique, that number is 73% of people on average (93% in urban areas, and 62% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 26.7% less likely to have internet access
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 23.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Mozambique, about 17.0% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 2.3 times more on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Mozambique spends 6.3% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 85.4% more on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Mozambique, that number is 7.6% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 66.8 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Mozambique, that number is 2,470 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Mozambique: At a glance
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