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If you were born in the Republic of the Congo
1 in 680 babies · 0.15% of births · about 197,283 a year
Right now, about 0.15% of the world's babies are born in the Republic of the Congo — 1 in 680, or roughly 197,283 a year and 541 a day. Life expectancy there is 66.0 years.
How the 1 in 680 is calculated
This number is not based on population. It uses births: the Republic of the Congo has about 197,283 births a year, and the world has about 134,147,481. Divide one by the other and you get 0.15% — 1 in 680. Using population instead would understate young countries and overstate ageing ones, so every draw is weighted by births.
Life in Republic of the Congo, in numbers
| Indicator | Value | World rank |
|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy women 67.7 · men 64.3 | 66.0 years | 144th highest of 172 countries |
| Chance of dying before 5 39.1 / 1,000 | 3.9% | 132nd lowest of 170 countries |
| Chance of dying before 1 27.0 / 1,000 | 2.7% | 119th lowest of 170 countries |
| Mothers who die giving birth per 100,000 births | 241 | 142nd lowest of 170 countries |
| Children per woman | 4.11 | 149th lowest of 172 countries |
| Expected years of schooling | 10.7 years | 125th highest of 168 countries |
| Tertiary enrollment | 10.4% | 134th highest of 168 countries |
| Income per person (PPP) GDP per capita, PPP | $7,248 | 124th highest of 170 countries |
| Income inequality closer to 0 = more equal | 48.90 | 12th highest of 157 countries |
| People living in cities | 64.1% | 84th highest of 172 countries |
| People working in farming | 36.4% | 128th lowest of 171 countries |
| People using the internet | 47.3% | 128th highest of 172 countries |
| Homicide per 100,000 people | — | — |
| Health costs paid out of pocket share of health spending | 28.0% | 81st lowest of 168 countries |
| Adults living with HIV | 3.20% | 12th highest of 142 countries |
| People who smoke | 16.2% | — |
How to read these numbers
Income is shown in purchasing-power-parity dollars, so it compares what money buys locally rather than market exchange rates. The under-5 rate is the share of babies who die before their fifth birthday; the maternal mortality ratio is per 100,000 live births. A Gini index closer to 0 means a more equal income distribution, and a higher number means a more unequal one.
Each indicator uses the most recent year with a non-empty value, which can differ by country; the rank compares this country with the other 171 in the dataset, not with every country on Earth. Where a value is missing, the page shows a dash rather than an estimate.
the Republic of the Congo compared with Sub-Saharan Africa
Life expectancy in the Republic of the Congo is 66.0 years, against a Sub-Saharan Africa average of 0.0. The under-5 death rate is 3.9%, versus 0.0% across the region. Income per person is $7,248, against $0 regionally; expected schooling is 10.7 years against 0.0. 64.1% of people live in cities, against 0.0% in the region.
| Indicator | Republic of the Congo | Sub-Saharan Africa | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 66.0 years old | — | 73.3 years old |
| Under-5 deaths | 3.9% | — | 2.6% |
| Income per person (PPP) | $7,248 | — | $30,311 |
| Expected schooling | 10.7 years | — | 13.0 years |
| People in cities | 64.1% | — | 61.6% |
What a life there looks like
Put those numbers together and you get a life: about 66.0 years on average, with roughly 39.1 of every 1,000 babies dying before their fifth birthday. A child can expect 10.7 years of school, and income per person is around $7,248. These are averages — every life still lands somewhere on the distribution.
If you play as someone born in Republic of the Congo
The game draws the Republic of the Congo in about 1 of every 680 births. From there the life runs year by year: 66.0 years of life expectancy on average, a 3.9% chance of dying before five, and an income of about $7,248 per person. Choices move the odds; the starting statistics do not.
Nearby and similar countries
- Chance of being born in Mauritania — 1 in 742
- Chance of being born in Liberia — 1 in 765
- Chance of being born in Central African Republic — 1 in 527
- All 172 countries
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Source: World Bank World Development Indicators, with UN World Population Prospects 2024 and UN IGME for births and mortality. Values are the most recent non-empty year for each indicator; the year is noted where it differs. Page updated Oct 24, 2026.