Democratic Republic of Congo vs Yemen: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita

Democratic Republic of Congo

3.76

in 2025

Yemen

3.53

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

145th

Yemen rank

148th

Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Yemen

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 3.76 against 3.53 in Yemen, a difference of 0.229.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Yemen ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 145th and Yemen ranks 148th of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Self-reported life satisfaction vs. GDP per capita
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 2,073 data points, 2011–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average of survey responses. The survey question asks respondents their current position on a hypothetical ladder, where the best possible life for them is a 10, and the worst possible life is a 0.