Quality of life comparison
If you lived in New Zealand instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 20.7 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 New Zealand, that number is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022.
be 4.6 times more likely to be obese
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In New Zealand, that number is 30.8% of people as of 2016.
Economy
make 32.5 times more money
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in New Zealand, the GDP per capita is $48,800 as of 2023.
be 17.6% less likely to be unemployed
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In New Zealand, that number is 3.7% as of 2023.
Life
be 98.7% 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 New Zealand, 7.0 women do as of 2020.
be 94.3% 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 New Zealand, on the other hand, 3.4 children do as of 2022.
have 67.9% fewer children
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In New Zealand, there are 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 4.7 times more likely to have access to electricity
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 22% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In New Zealand, 100% of the population do 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 New Zealand, about 96.0% do as of 2021.
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 New Zealand, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 2.2 times more on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. New Zealand spends 6.0% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 2.4 times more on healthcare
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In New Zealand, that number is 10.0% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 409.0 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In New Zealand, that number is 15,134 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
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