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Dem. Rep. Congo

At a glance

  • 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 2,344,860 km² is about 12× the world median of 198,330 km².
  • Fixed broadband stands out most against the median: 0.0 per 100 — rank #161 of 168 countries with data.

Where Dem. Rep. Congo stands

Population log axis

Population across 169 countries with data: Dem. Rep. Congo at 112.8M, rank #15, world median 11.5M, logarithmic axis. Median 11.5M Dem. Rep. Congo · 112.8M

GDP (total) log axis

GDP (total) across 168 countries with data: Dem. Rep. Congo at $91B, rank #80, world median $80.7B, logarithmic axis. Median $80.7B Dem. Rep. Congo · $91B

GDP per capita log axis

GDP per capita across 168 countries with data: Dem. Rep. Congo at $807, rank #158, world median $6,834, logarithmic axis. Median $6,834 Dem. Rep. Congo · $807

Life expectancy

Life expectancy across 169 countries with data: Dem. Rep. Congo at 62.1 years, rank #157, world median 73.8 years. Median 73.8 years Dem. Rep. Congo · 62.1 years

Every dot is one country with data — the highlighted dot is this country; the dashed line marks the world median. Wide-range metrics use a logarithmic axis (tagged) so the whole field stays readable.

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

Metric Value Trend Rank vs median
Population & land
Population 112.8M (2025) +110% #15 / 169 median 11.5M · 9.8×
Population growth 3.2% (2025) +5% #10 / 169 median 1.1% · 2.9×
Urban population share 45.1% (2025) +26% #126 / 169 median 63.8% · 71%
Population aged 65+ 3.1% (2025) +3% #144 / 169 median 7.4% · 42%
Fertility rate 6.0 (2024) −9% #3 / 169 median 2.1 · 2.9×
Birth rate 40.9‰ (2024) −8% #5 / 169 median 16.0‰ · 2.6×
Death rate 8.4‰ (2024) −41% #59 / 169 median 7.1‰ · 1.2×
Net migration -27.3K (2025) #132 / 169 N/A
Surface area 2,344,860 km² (2023) #12 / 176 median 198,330 km² · 12×
Population density derived 48.1/km² (2025) +110% #109 / 169 median 75.5/km² · 64%
Economy
GDP (total) $91B (2025) +943% #80 / 168 median $80.7B · 1.1×
GDP per capita $807 (2025) +397% #158 / 168 median $6,834 · 12%
GNI per capita $720 (2025) +300% #159 / 168 median $6,350 · 11%
GDP growth (annual) 5.8% (2025) +95% #33 / 168 median 3.1% · 1.9×
Inflation rate 2.9% (2016) −91% #91 / 162 median 3.3% · 87%
Unemployment rate 4.4% (2025) +39% #103 / 168 median 5.1% · 86%
Gini index 44.7 (2020) +7% #20 / 153 median 35.3 · 1.3×
Poverty rate ($2.15/day) 85.3% (2020) −10% #1 / 153 median 2.5% · 34×
Trade & industry
Exports share of GDP 43.4% (2025) +177% #55 / 163 median 35.0% · 1.2×
Imports share of GDP 43.9% (2025) +222% #70 / 163 median 40.2% · 1.1×
Agriculture share of GDP 8.9% (2025) −66% #71 / 168 median 7.2% · 1.2×
Manufacturing share of GDP 7.9% (2025) −63% #119 / 165 median 11.2% · 71%
International tourist arrivals 351K (2016) +1154% #124 / 162 median 1.1M · 31%
Tourism receipts $60.5M (2018) +1791% #140 / 165 median $705M · 9%
Health & education
Life expectancy 62.1 years (2024) +19% #157 / 169 median 73.8 years · 84%
Infant mortality 56.4‰ (2024) −43% #9 / 166 median 13.1‰ · 4.3×
Under-five mortality 89.7‰ (2024) −48% #9 / 166 median 15.8‰ · 5.7×
DPT immunization 65.0% (2024) +71% #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) +43% #136 / 165 median 6.5% · 56%
Secondary school enrollment 55.5% (2023) +65% #129 / 167 median 90.5% · 61%
Education spending share of GDP 2.8% (2022) +87% #130 / 165 median 4.1% · 69%
Society & living
Human Development Index 0.522 (2023) +33% #143 / 165 median 0.754 · 69%
Internet users 19.7% (2024) +21102% #153 / 169 median 81.5% · 24%
Mobile subscriptions 58.5 per 100 (2024) +5518% #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) +192% #163 / 169 median 99.9% · 23%
Environment & security
CO₂ emissions per capita 0.1 t (2024) +60% #164 / 165 median 2.6 t · 2%
CO₂ emissions (total) derived 6.2 Mt (2024) +224% #127 / 165 median 21.3 Mt · 29%
Renewable electricity share 90.4% (2021) −7% #16 / 169 median 34.1% · 2.7×
Renewable energy consumption 96.3% (2021) −2% #1 / 169 median 26.9% · 3.6×
Forest area 54.2% (2023) −14% #33 / 169 median 32.4% · 1.7×
Agricultural land 15.5% (2023) +37% #138 / 169 median 41.7% · 37%
Arable land 6.6% (2023) +122% #108 / 168 median 11.0% · 60%
PM2.5 exposure 35.8 µg/m³ (2023) −8% #30 / 168 median 19.8 µg/m³ · 1.8×
Military spending 1.2% (2024) +40% #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.

Dem. Rep. Congo's true-shape outline

Dem. Rep. Congo's border outline from Natural Earth 1:110m boundaries — total surface area 2,344,860 km².

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Data & method

Indicators: World Bank Open Data, 43 indicators — CC BY 4.0 © World Bank — https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/; Surface area (sq. km) — 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).