>the Republic of Congo as an example, it's currently in an acute crisis as a result of heavy conflicts It is by no means acute, DRC has been chaotic with war f

>the Republic of Congo as an example, it's currently in an acute crisis as a result of heavy conflicts It is by no means acute, DRC has been chaotic with war for decades and has likewise been towards the bottom of these kinds of lists of quality of life, an improvement from 2014-2024 is entirely believable because it wouldn't take much. The news there from 2014 sounds very much like the news there from 2024 https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/democratic-republic-congo https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2014/country-chapters/democ...