Countries: Congo
Variables: TRAFF-DATA-1

According to the U.S. State Department's 2023 TIP report, Republic of the Congo ranks as a Tier 2 Watch List country (85).

Countries: Angola, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guyana, India, Indonesia, Laos, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, North Korea, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: MMR-SCALE-2

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Countries: Angola, Bahamas, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mozambique, New Zealand, North Korea, Peru, Solomon Islands, South Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam
Variables: ERBG-SCALE-1

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Countries: Afghanistan, Angola, Bolivia, Botswana, Burma/Myanmar, Burundi, Comoros, Congo, Djibouti, East Timor, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Laos, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia
Variables: DACH-SCALE-1

2

Countries: Congo
Variables: ERBG-DATA-2

According to 2023 World Bank Gender Data collected from the most recent ILO modeled estimates from 2020 onwards, the female laborforce participation rate (as a percentage of the female population ages 15+) in Congo is 66.9% (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Congo
Variables: DACH-DATA-1

According to 2019 data from the WHO's Global Health Observatory, average life expectancy in Congo is 63.8 years for men and 65.6 years for women (KMM-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Congo
Variables: BR-DATA-1

"29.8 births per 1000 population"

Countries: Congo
Variables: IAW-LAW-1, IAD-LAW-1

"Inheritances are transferred to the children and descendants of the deceased, to his ascendants, to his parents collaterals and to his surviving spouse in order" (60). The most recent laws noted in the WomanStats Database (since 2015) relating to inheritance are still current as of December 2022 and no changes have been made, as verified by consulting The Women, Business, and the Law database for 2022 (JLR-CODER COMMENT).

Countries: Congo
Variables: LO-LAW-1

"Administration of common property. Consent of the spouses for the administration and disposal of common property. The common goods are administered by the head of the family. However, the agreement of the spouses is necessary to : 1° Carry out acts of disposal involving total or partial alienation for valuable consideration of a building...The capital from these operations cannot be levied without common consent. 2° Lease immovable property for commercial use or pass any lease exceeding three years 3° Take out a loan for more than half of the monthly pay. 4° Make a donation of more than one-fifth of the salary or income or guarantee the debt of a...more

Countries: Congo
Variables: MARR-LAW-7

"Article 138 - Prohibitions. Marriage is prohibited between relatives: 1° in the direct line, at all degrees; 2° in the collateral line, between brother and sister, uncle and niece, aunt and nephew. Marriage is prohibited between collaterals by marriage, between a spouse and the ascendants of the other spouse. Marriage is prohibited between cousins up to the fourth degree."

Countries: Congo
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not grant spouses equal administrative authority over assets during marriage. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code de la Famille, Arts. 462 et 484 (2).

Countries: Congo
Variables: IAD-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), sons and daughters have equal rights to inherit assets from their parents. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code de la Famille, Arts. 462, 473 et 474 (2).

Countries: Congo
Variables: LO-LAW-1

According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), the law does not prohibit discrimination in access to credit based on gender. The WBL database cites the following as the source: No applicable provisions could be located (2). According to the "Women, Business, and the Law" database (2022), men and women do not have equal ownership rights to immovable property. The WBL database cites the following as the source: Code de la Famille, Art. 217 (2).

Countries: Congo
Variables: IAW-PRACTICE-1

"In reply to questions raised on the Republic of the Congo, civil society representatives explained that after the passing away of the husband, the widow was forced to leave the marital home with her children unless she re-married another man chosen by the family" (29).

Countries: Congo
Variables: ATDW-PRACTICE-1

"Women experienced discrimination in divorce settlements, specifically regarding property and financial assets" (20).