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Dem. Rep. Congo

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  • Dem. Rep. Congo has a population of about 112.8M; its total GDP of $91B ranks #80 of 168 countries with data.
  • Its surface area of 2,333,575 km² is about 12× the world median of 190,157 km².
  • Fixed broadband stands out most against the median: 0.0 per 100 — rank #161 of 168 countries with data.

Dem. Rep. Congo: all 46 metrics vs the world median

Metric Value Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 112.8M (2025) #15 / 169 median 11.5M · 9.8×
Population growth 3.2% (2025) #10 / 169 median 1.1% · 2.9×
Urban population share 45.1% (2025) #126 / 169 median 63.8% · 71%
Population aged 65+ 3.1% (2025) #144 / 169 median 7.4% · 42%
Fertility rate 6.0 (2024) #3 / 169 median 2.1 · 2.9×
Birth rate 40.9‰ (2024) #5 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 2.6×
Death rate 8.4‰ (2024) #59 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.2×
Net migration -27.3K (2025) #132 / 169 N/A
Surface area 2,333,575 km² #11 / 176 median 190,157 km² · 12×
Population density derived 48.4/km² (2025) #108 / 169 median 73.2/km² · 66%
Economy
GDP (total) $91B (2025) #80 / 168 median $80.7B · 1.1×
GDP per capita $807 (2025) #158 / 168 median $6,834 · 12%
GNI per capita $720 (2025) #159 / 168 median $6,350 · 11%
GDP growth (annual) 5.8% (2025) #33 / 168 median 3.1% · 1.9×
Inflation rate 2.9% (2016) #91 / 162 median 3.3% · 87%
Unemployment rate 4.4% (2025) #103 / 168 median 5.1% · 86%
Gini index 44.7 (2020) #20 / 153 median 35.3 · 1.3×
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 85.3% (2020) #1 / 153 median 2.5% · 34×
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 43.4% (2025) #55 / 163 median 35.0% · 1.2×
Imports share of GDP 43.9% (2025) #70 / 163 median 40.2% · 1.1×
Agriculture share of GDP 8.9% (2025) #71 / 168 median 7.2% · 1.2×
Manufacturing share of GDP 7.9% (2025) #119 / 165 median 11.2% · 71%
International tourist arrivals 351K (2016) #124 / 162 median 1.1M · 31%
Tourism receipts $60.5M (2018) #140 / 165 median $705M · 9%
Health & education
Life expectancy 62.1 years (2024) #157 / 169 median 73.8 years · 84%
Infant mortality 56.4‰ (2024) #9 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 4.3×
Under-five mortality 89.7‰ (2024) #9 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 5.7×
DPT immunization 65.0% (2024) #151 / 166 median 90.5% · 72%
Hospital beds 0.8 per 1,000 (2006) #135 / 167 median 2.0 per 1,000 · 40%
Health spending share of GDP 3.7% (2023) #136 / 165 median 6.5% · 56%
Secondary school enrollment 55.5% (2023) #129 / 167 median 90.5% · 61%
Education spending share of GDP 2.8% (2022) #130 / 165 median 4.1% · 69%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.522 (2023) #143 / 165 median 0.754 · 69%
Internet users 19.7% (2024) #153 / 169 median 81.5% · 24%
Mobile subscriptions 58.5 per 100 (2024) #159 / 169 median 116.4 per 100 · 50%
Fixed broadband 0.0 per 100 (2024) #161 / 168 median 12.1 per 100 · <1%
Electricity access 22.5% (2024) #163 / 169 median 99.9% · 23%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1 t (2024) #164 / 165 median 2.6 t · 2%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 6.2 Mt (2024) #127 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 29%
Renewable electricity share 90.4% (2021) #16 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.7×
Renewable energy consumption 96.3% (2021) #1 / 169 median 26.9% · 3.6×
Forest area 54.2% (2023) #33 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.7×
Agricultural land 15.5% (2023) #138 / 169 median 41.7% · 37%
Arable land 6.6% (2023) #108 / 168 median 11.0% · 60%
PM2.5 exposure 35.8 µg/m³ (2023) #30 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 1.8×
Military spending 1.2% (2024) #106 / 157 median 1.8% · 68%

Ranks are value-descending and count only the countries that have data for that metric (#1 = highest value); N/A rows occupy no rank.

The median is the unweighted middle value across the countries with data (gold tick) — not a world average. Bars grow with the value: reaching the tick means matching the median, and a full bar means twice the median or more. The median value and this country's multiple are noted under each bar.

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Dem. Rep. Congo's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 2,333,575 km².

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Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Human Development Index — CC BY 3.0 IGO © United Nations Development Programme — https://hdr.undp.org/terms-use

Boundaries: Natural Earth 1:110m (public domain); surface areas are computed with an equal-area spherical formula (Chamberlin–Duquette).

Reference facts (capital, languages, currencies, subregion): mledoze/countries (ODbL).