Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Afghanistan instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:
Health
be 97.0% less likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Republic of the Congo, 3.3% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 0.1% of people as of 2020.
be 42.7% less likely to be obese
In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Afghanistan, that number is 5.5% of people as of 2016.
live 8.5 years less
In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 54 years (52 years for men, 55 years for women) as of 2022.
Economy
be 28.2% less likely to be unemployed
In Republic of the Congo, 20.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Afghanistan, that number is 14.4% as of 2023.
make 67.7% less money
Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2023, while in Afghanistan, the GDP per capita is $2,000 as of 2022.
be 33.3% more likely to live below the poverty line
In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Afghanistan, however, that number is 54.5% as of 2017.
Life
have 19.2% more children
In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Afghanistan, there are 34.2 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during childbirth
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 282.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Afghanistan, 620.0 women do as of 2020.
be 53.7% less likely to be literate
In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.6% as of 2021. In Afghanistan, it is 37.3% as of 2021.
be 2.2 times more likely to die during infancy
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 47.9 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2022. In Afghanistan, on the other hand, 104.9 children do as of 2022.
Basic Needs
be 68.6% more likely to have access to electricity
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of people have electricity access (67% in urban areas, and 12% in rural areas) as of 2022. In Afghanistan, that number is 85% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 97% in rural areas) as of 2022.
be 43.9% less likely to have internet access
In Republic of the Congo, approximately 32.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Afghanistan, about 18.0% do as of 2020.
Expenditures
spend 35.6% less on education
Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Afghanistan spends 2.9% of total GDP on education as of 2020.
spend 3.4 times more on healthcare
Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Afghanistan, that number is 15.5% of GDP as of 2020.
The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.
Afghanistan: At a glance
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