Quality of life comparison

compared to

If you lived in Ethiopia instead of Republic of the Congo, you would:

Health

be 72.7% 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 Ethiopia, that number is 0.9% of people as of 2020.

live 6.1 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 Ethiopia, that number is 68 years (66 years for men, 70 years for women) as of 2022.

be 53.1% less likely to be obese

In Republic of the Congo, 9.6% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Ethiopia, that number is 4.5% of people as of 2016.

Economy

be 82.5% less likely to be unemployed

In Republic of the Congo, 20.1% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.5% as of 2023.

be 42.5% less likely to live below the poverty line

In Republic of the Congo, 40.9% live below the poverty line as of 2011. In Ethiopia, however, that number is 23.5% as of 2015.

make 54.8% less money

Republic of the Congo has a GDP per capita of $6,200 as of 2023, while in Ethiopia, the GDP per capita is $2,800 as of 2023.

Life

be 30.1% 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 Ethiopia, on the other hand, 33.5 children do as of 2022.

be 35.7% less likely to be literate

In Republic of the Congo, the literacy rate is 80.6% as of 2021. In Ethiopia, it is 51.8% as of 2017.

Basic Needs

be 47.0% less likely to have internet access

In Republic of the Congo, approximately 32.1% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Ethiopia, about 17.0% do as of 2021.

Expenditures

spend 22.2% less on healthcare

Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Ethiopia, that number is 3.5% of GDP as of 2020.

The statistics above were calculated using the following data sources: The World Factbook.

Ethiopia: At a glance

Ethiopia is a sovereign country in Africa, with a total land area of approximately 1,096,570 sq km. Unique among African countries, the ancient Ethiopian monarchy maintained its freedom from colonial rule with the exception of a short-lived Italian occupation from 1936-41. In 1974, a military junta, the Derg, deposed Emperor Haile SELASSIE (who had ruled since 1930) and established a socialist state. Torn by bloody coups, uprisings, wide-scale drought, and massive refugee problems, the regime was finally toppled in 1991 by a coalition of rebel forces, the Ethiopian People's Revolutionary Democratic Front (EPRDF). A constitution was adopted in 1994, and Ethiopia's first multiparty elections were held in 1995. A border war with Eritrea late in the 1990s ended with a peace treaty in December 2000. In November 2007, the Eritrea-Ethiopia Border Commission (EEBC) issued specific coordinates as virtually demarcating the border and pronounced its work finished. Alleging that the EEBC acted beyond its mandate in issuing the coordinates, Ethiopia has not accepted them and has not withdrawn troops from previously contested areas pronounced by the EEBC as belonging to Eritrea. In August 2012, longtime leader Prime Minister MELES Zenawi died in office and was replaced by his Deputy Prime Minister HAILEMARIAM Desalegn, marking the first peaceful transition of power in decades.
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