Quality of life comparison

be 57.3% less likely to be obese

In Romania, 22.5% of adults are obese as of 2016. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 9.6% of people as of 2016.

be 33.0 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS

In Romania, 0.1% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 3.3% of people as of 2020.

live 13.6 years less

In Romania, the average life expectancy is 76 years (72 years for men, 79 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 84.7% less money

Romania has a GDP per capita of $40,500 as of 2023, while in Republic of the Congo, the GDP per capita is $6,200 as of 2023.

be 3.6 times more likely to be unemployed

In Romania, 5.6% of adults are unemployed as of 2023. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 20.1% as of 2023.

be 92.9% more likely to live below the poverty line

In Romania, 21.2% live below the poverty line as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, however, that number is 40.9% as of 2011.

have 3.4 times more children

In Romania, there are approximately 8.5 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 28.2 times more likely to die during childbirth

In Romania, approximately 10.0 women per 100,000 births die during labor as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, 282.0 women do as of 2020.

be 18.5% less likely to be literate

In Romania, the literacy rate is 98.9% as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, it is 80.6% as of 2021.

be 8.2 times more likely to die during infancy

In Romania, approximately 5.8 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 Romania, approximately 100% of the population has electricity access as of 2022. In Republic of the Congo, 51% of the population do as of 2022.

be 61.8% less likely to have internet access

In Romania, approximately 84.0% of the population has internet access as of 2021. In Republic of the Congo, about 32.1% do as of 2021.

be 15.8% less likely to have access to improved drinking water

In Romania, 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 28.6% less on healthcare

Romania spends 6.3% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2020. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 4.5% of GDP as of 2020.

spend 21.6% more on education

Romania spends 3.7% of its total GDP on education as of 2020. Republic of the Congo spends 4.5% of total GDP on education as of 2020.

see 24.9% less coastline

Romania has a total of 225 km of coastline. In Republic of the Congo, that number is 169 km.