Afghanistan or DR Congo: which is better?
Country: head-to-head comparison
Afghanistan wins on more indicators: 9 of 11 against 2.
- Safety and trust: Afghanistan 1:0
- Costs and work: Afghanistan 1:0
- Climate and health: Afghanistan 6:1
- Law and institutions: tie 1:1
All indicators weigh the same. This is a score based on data, not advice on where to live: different people have different circumstances.
Afghanistan
Indicator
DR Congo
Safety and trust
Better: Afghanistan (1 : 0)Organized violence
lower is better
✓5.22 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–202462% lower
✗13.57 deaths per 100,000 residents, 2022–2024
2022–2024160% higher
Homicides
no data for one of the places
4.0 per 100,000 residents
2021
no data
Costs and work
Better: Afghanistan (1 : 0)GDP per capita
higher is better
periods differ
✓$2,236
202416% higher
✗$1,920
202514% lower
Climate and health
Better: Afghanistan (6 : 1)Life expectancy
higher is better
✓66.3 years
20247% higher
✗62.1 years
20246% lower
Life expectancy: men
higher is better
✓64.7 years
20248% higher
✗60.0 years
20247% lower
Life expectancy: women
higher is better
✓67.8 years
20246% higher
✗64.2 years
20245% lower
Median age at death
higher is better
✓72.5 years
20233% higher
✗70.5 years
20233% lower
Infant survival
higher is better
✓95.17%
2024almost equal
94.36%
2024almost equal
Survival of children under 5
higher is better
✓94.70%
20244% higher
✗91.03%
20244% lower
Air (PM2.5)
lower is better
✗37.9 µg/m³ per year
20236% higher
✓35.8 µg/m³ per year
20236% lower
Law and institutions
Tie (1 : 1)Rule of law
higher is better
✗-1.85 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✓-1.66 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
Control of corruption
higher is better
✓-1.31 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
✗-1.49 WGI index, from −2.5 to 2.5
2025
A winner is named only for indicators with a known “better / worse” direction. Population and other neutral indicators are shown without a winner. Outdated and missing values are not counted. Details for each place: Afghanistan, DR Congo.