Self-reported life satisfaction in Congo
Congo: Self-reported life satisfaction was 4.46 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Self-reported life satisfaction in Congo, 2011–2025
Source: Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Congo recorded 4.46 for self-reported life satisfaction in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.4% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, self-reported life satisfaction in Congo peaked at 5.34 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.82, in 2011.
Congo ranks 124th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.4 | 3.82 | 5.19 | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.07 | 4.46 | 5.34 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More social development data for Congo
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 62,500 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 13,134 (2025)
- Physical Integrity Rights Score -0.4605 (2019)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of origin 9,431 (2025)
- Asylum-seekers by country or territory of asylum 8,109 (2025)
- Forcibly displaced people 70,609 (2025)
- Press freedom 1 (2016)
- Internally displaced people (IDP) by country or territory of asylum / 27,000 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is self-reported life satisfaction in Congo?
- Self-reported life satisfaction in Congo was 4.46 in 2025, according to Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 5.34 in 2020.
- What is the lowest self-reported life satisfaction recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.82 in 2011.
- How does Congo rank for self-reported life satisfaction?
- Congo ranks 124th out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is self-reported life satisfaction rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo data come from?
- The figures come from Wellbeing Research Centre (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Self-reported life satisfaction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.