Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Democratic Republic of the Congo instead of New Zealand, you would:
Health
be 78.2% less likely to be obese
In New Zealand, 30.8% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 6.7% of people as of 2016.
live 20.7 years less
In New Zealand, the average life expectancy is 83 years (81 years for men, 84 years for women) as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (60 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
make 96.9% less money
New Zealand has a GDP per capita of $48,800 as of 2023, while in Democratic Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $1,500 as of 2023.
be 21.4% more likely to be unemployed
In New Zealand, 3.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% as of 2023.
Life
have 3.1 times more children
In New Zealand, there are approximately 12.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, there are 39.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 78.1 times more likely to die during childbirth
In New Zealand, approximately 7.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 547.0 women do as of 2020.
be 17.7 times more likely to die during infancy
In New Zealand, approximately 3.4 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 60.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 78.5% less likely to have access to electricity
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, 22% of the population do as of 2022.
be 75.8% less likely to have internet access
In New Zealand, approximately 96.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, about 23.2% do as of 2021.
be 40.6% less likely to have access to improved drinking water
In New Zealand, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 59% of people on average (89% in urban areas, and 35% in rural areas) as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 55.0% less on education
New Zealand spends 6.0% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Democratic Republic of the Congo spends 2.7% of total GDP on education as of 2021.
spend 59.0% less on healthcare
New Zealand spends 10.0% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.1% of GDP as of 2020.
Geography
see 99.8% less coastline
New Zealand has a total of 15,134 km of coastline. In Democratic Republic of the Congo, that number is 37 km.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: At a glance
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