Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Somalia instead of Democratic Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
live 6.1 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 Somalia, that number is 56 years (53 years for men, 58 years for women) as of 2022.
be 23.9% more likely to be obese
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 6.7% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Somalia, that number is 8.3% of people as of 2016.
Economy
be 13.7% 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 Somalia, however, that number is 54.4% as of 2022.
be 4.2 times more likely to be unemployed
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 4.5% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Somalia, that number is 19.0% as of 2023.
Life
be 42.2% more 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 Somalia, on the other hand, 86.5 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 2.3 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 Somalia, that number is 49% of people on average (71% in urban areas, and 31% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 41.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water
In Democratic Republic of the Congo, approximately 59% of people have improved drinking water access (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Somalia, that number is 84% of people on average (96% in urban areas, and 74% in rural areas) as of 2020.
be 37.5% 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 Somalia, about 14.5% do as of 2021.
Expenditures
spend 88.9% less on education
Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2021. Somalia spends 0.3% of total GDP on education as of 2019.
Geography
see 81.8 times more coastline
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a total of 37 km of coastline. In Somalia, that number is 3,025 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Somalia: At a glance
How big is Somalia compared to Democratic Republic of the Congo? See an in-depth size comparison.