Democratic Republic of Congo vs Niger: Life expectancy vs. health spending

Democratic Republic of Congo

61.9 years

in 2023

Niger

61.18 years

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

224th

Niger rank

226th

Life expectancy vs. health spending over time

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 61.9 years against 61.18 years in Niger, a difference of 0.712 years.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 74 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Globally, Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 224th and Niger ranks 226th of 236 countries.

Indicator: Life expectancy vs. health spending
Unit: years
Source: UN, World Population Prospects (2024) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 17,464 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy at birth.