Quality of life comparison

be 82.6% less likely to be obese

In Palau, 55.3% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

live 12.5 years less

In Palau, the average life expectancy is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022.

make 60.8% less money

Palau has a GDP per capita of $15,800 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 11.8 times more likely to be unemployed

In Palau, 1.7% of adults are unemployed as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 64.3% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Palau, 24.9% live below the poverty line as of 2006. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 2.5 times more children

In Palau, there are approximately 11.6 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Republic of the Congo, there are 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 16.6% less likely to be literate

In Palau, the literacy rate is 96.6% as of 2015. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 4.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Palau, approximately 11.3 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, on the other hand, 47.9 children do as of 2022.

be 49.4% less likely to have access to electricity

In Palau, approximately 100% of people have electricity access (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 51% of people on average (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022.

be 13.7% less likely to have internet access

In Palau, approximately 37.2% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 15.5% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Palau, approximately 100% of people have improved drinking water access (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 84% of people on average (98% in urban areas, and 56% in rural areas) as of 2020.

spend 33.8% less on education

Palau spends 6.8% of its total GDP on education as of 2019. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 75.5% less on healthcare

Palau spends 18.4% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

see 88.9% less coastline

Palau has a total of 1,519 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.