Quality of life comparison

live 19.8 years longer

In Republic of the Congo, the average life expectancy is 62 years (61 years for men, 64 years for women) as of 2022. In Belgium, that number is 82 years (79 years for men, 85 years for women) as of 2022.

be 2.3 times more likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Belgium, that number is 22.1% of people as of 2016.

make 10.3 times more money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2023, while in Belgium, the GDP per capita is $63,600 as of 2023.

be 72.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 20.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Belgium, that number is 5.5% as of 2023.

be 69.9% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Belgium, however, that number is 12.3% as of 2022.

be 98.2% less 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 Belgium, 5.0 women do as of 2020.

be 93.3% less 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 Belgium, on the other hand, 3.2 children do as of 2022.

have 62.4% fewer children

In Republic of the Congo, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Belgium, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.

be 97.6% more likely to have access to electricity

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 51% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Belgium, 100% of the population do as of 2022.

be 2.8 times more likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 32.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Belgium, about 91.0% do as of 2021.

be 18.8% more likely to have access to improved drinking water

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

spend 48.9% more on education

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Belgium spends 6.7% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

spend 2.5 times more on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Belgium, that number is 11.1% of GDP as of 2020.

see 60.7% less coastline

Republic of the Congo has a total of 169 km of coastline. In Belgium, that number is 66 km.