Quality of life comparison

be 85.7% 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 Nigeria, that number is 1.3% of people as of 2020.

be 32.8% more likely to be obese

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Nigeria, that number is 8.9% of people as of 2016.

make 3.8 times more money

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $1,500 as of 2023, while in Nigeria, the GDP per capita is $5,700 as of 2023.

be 32.4% less likely to be unemployed

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Nigeria, that number is 3.1% as of 2023.

be 36.3% 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 Nigeria, however, that number is 40.1% as of 2018.

be 91.4% 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 Nigeria, 47.0 women do as of 2020.

be 22.5% less likely to be literate

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.0% as of 2021. In Nigeria, it is 62.0% as of 2018.

have 13.8% fewer children

In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Nigeria, there are 33.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 2.8 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 Nigeria, that number is 60% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 26% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 2.4 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 Nigeria, about 55.0% do as of 2021.

be 39.1% 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 Nigeria, that number is 83% of people on average (95% in urban areas, and 69% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 81.5% less on education

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Nigeria spends 0.5% of total GDP on education as of 2013.

spend 17.1% less on healthcare

Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 4.1% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Nigeria, that number is 3.4% of GDP as of 2020.

see 23.1 times more coastline

Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Nigeria, that number is 853 km.