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DR Congo vs Slovakia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 5.42M in Slovakia (ranked 119/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 18,564 sq mi for Slovakia (ranked 11th vs. 128th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Slovakia ranks 61/197 ($142B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Slovakia ranks 46/197 ($26,148).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Slovakia
Population
115740092
5390674
Population rank 15/197 125/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$142B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 61/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$26,148
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 46/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$47,181
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$82.3B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
60.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$15,170
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 40/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$17,365
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
18,564 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
292.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
1.49
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
42.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
78.7 years
2025

DR Congo and Slovakia: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Slovakia economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Slovakia
Year GDP
DR Congo Slovakia
1960 $3,359,404,118 -
1961 $3,086,746,857 -
1962 $3,779,841,429 -
1963 $6,213,185,743 -
1964 $2,881,545,273 -
1965 $4,043,901,818 -
1966 $4,532,660,182 -
1967 $3,384,063,372 -
1968 $3,909,780,539 -
1969 $5,032,434,970 -
1970 $4,877,684,910 -
1971 $5,594,770,359 -
1972 $6,173,712,814 -
1973 $7,870,239,461 -
1974 $9,596,960,180 -
1975 $10,237,343,174 -
1976 $9,648,583,225 -
1977 $12,344,424,764 -
1978 $15,372,608,002 -
1979 $15,068,422,236 -
1980 $14,394,927,495 -
1981 $12,537,821,038 -
1982 $13,651,667,371 -
1983 $11,006,712,650 -
1984 $7,857,729,193 -
1985 $7,195,042,616 -
1986 $8,095,367,168 -
1987 $7,661,625,473 -
1988 $8,861,299,977 -
1989 $9,021,862,775 -
1990 $9,349,764,580 $12,915,046,978
1991 $9,625,436,873 $14,459,924,589
1992 $8,227,343,907 $15,699,327,209
1993 $10,706,259,937 $16,737,973,764
1994 $5,820,382,248 $20,428,139,756
1995 $5,643,439,376 $26,180,022,222
1996 $5,771,456,952 $28,197,790,875
1997 $6,090,838,693 $27,844,628,979
1998 $6,217,805,821 $29,976,207,629
1999 $4,711,259,427 $30,496,272,225
2000 $19,088,046,306 $29,215,726,005
2001 $7,438,189,100 $30,726,659,551
2002 $8,728,038,525 $35,243,658,399
2003 $8,937,567,060 $46,616,149,117
2004 $10,297,483,481 $57,215,475,076
2005 $11,964,484,466 $62,547,753,148
2006 $14,451,901,696 $70,751,813,443
2007 $16,737,071,816 $86,587,749,518
2008 $19,788,515,590 $100,830,060,553
2009 $18,648,372,553 $89,342,984,698
2010 $21,565,721,045 $91,112,160,801
2011 $25,839,749,199 $99,705,104,723
2012 $29,306,235,285 $94,724,394,278
2013 $32,679,745,048 $99,134,277,850
2014 $35,909,040,926 $101,713,075,599
2015 $37,917,706,497 $89,178,548,717
2016 $37,134,801,555 $90,347,173,229
2017 $38,019,264,795 $95,978,130,735
2018 $47,568,210,010 $106,611,673,365
2019 $51,775,829,877 $105,843,498,304
2020 $48,716,961,860 $107,732,602,896
2021 $55,328,482,784 $120,560,912,621
2022 $65,801,547,756 $115,884,262,198
2023 $67,006,756,666 $133,896,931,490
2024 $70,749,355,652 $141,775,733,420

DR Congo and Slovakia economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Slovakia
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Slovakia
1960 $220.1 -
1961 $197.1 -
1962 $235.1 -
1963 $376 -
1964 $169.9 -
1965 $232 -
1966 $252.8 -
1967 $183.3 -
1968 $205.6 -
1969 $257.1 -
1970 $242.2 -
1971 $270.3 -
1972 $290.5 -
1973 $361 -
1974 $428 -
1975 $445 -
1976 $408 -
1977 $509 -
1978 $615 -
1979 $582 -
1980 $539 -
1981 $456 -
1982 $482 -
1983 $376 -
1984 $259.8 -
1985 $230.1 -
1986 $250.9 -
1987 $230.1 -
1988 $257.7 -
1989 $254.2 -
1990 $254.9 $2,437
1991 $253.8 $2,727
1992 $209.7 $2,959
1993 $263.3 $3,143
1994 $136.5 $3,821
1995 $127 $4,883
1996 $127.4 $5,248
1997 $132.3 $5,172
1998 $131.5 $5,561
1999 $96.3 $5,652
2000 $378 $5,422
2001 $142.7 $5,712
2002 $162.4 $6,555
2003 $161.5 $8,675
2004 $180.7 $10,650
2005 $203.6 $11,642
2006 $238.4 $13,168
2007 $267.9 $16,110
2008 $307 $18,744
2009 $280.8 $16,587
2010 $315 $16,899
2011 $365 $18,469
2012 $400 $17,517
2013 $431 $18,313
2014 $458 $18,771
2015 $468 $16,442
2016 $442 $16,636
2017 $437 $17,646
2018 $528 $19,573
2019 $557 $19,406
2020 $508 $19,735
2021 $558 $22,132
2022 $643 $21,335
2023 $633 $24,674
2024 $647 $26,148

DR Congo vs. Slovakia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Slovakia
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Slovakia
1950 38.2 60.8
1951 38.5 61.1
1952 38.9 64.3
1953 39.1 65.7
1954 39.4 66.7
1955 39.7 67.8
1956 39.9 68.4
1957 40.2 67.5
1958 40.5 69.4
1959 40.6 69
1960 40.8 70.3
1961 40.2 70.8
1962 40.4 70.3
1963 40.6 70.7
1964 40.1 71.1
1965 40.8 70.3
1966 42.2 70.4
1967 42.3 71
1968 42.7 70.5
1969 43 69.8
1970 43.3 69.7
1971 43.6 69.9
1972 43.9 70.3
1973 44.1 70
1974 44.3 70.2
1975 44.5 70.3
1976 44.7 70.5
1977 44.9 70.4
1978 44.6 70.4
1979 45.3 70.7
1980 45.5 70.4
1981 45.7 70.6
1982 45.9 70.8
1983 46.2 70.5
1984 46.5 70.7
1985 46.7 70.7
1986 47 70.9
1987 47.4 71.1
1988 47.8 71.1
1989 48.1 70.9
1990 48.5 70.8
1991 48.9 70.9
1992 49.3 71.4
1993 49.6 71.9
1994 49.9 72.3
1995 50.4 72.3
1996 49.4 72.7
1997 50.5 72.7
1998 49.7 72.6
1999 50.1 73
2000 51.9 73.1
2001 52.2 73.6
2002 52.4 73.8
2003 53 73.8
2004 53.5 74.2
2005 54 74.2
2006 54.5 74.4
2007 55 74.5
2008 55.4 74.9
2009 55.8 75.2
2010 56.4 75.5
2011 56.9 76
2012 57.4 76.2
2013 57.8 76.5
2014 58.2 76.8
2015 58.7 76.7
2016 59.1 77.2
2017 59.5 77.2
2018 59.9 77.3
2019 60.2 77.7
2020 60.4 76.9
2021 60 74.6
2022 61 77
2023 61.9 78.3
2024 62.1 78.5
2025 62.2 78.7

DR Congo and Slovakia population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Slovakia
Year Population
DR Congo Slovakia
1960 15,264,846 4,068,095
1961 15,662,374 4,191,667
1962 16,075,724 4,238,188
1963 16,507,599 4,282,017
1964 16,955,327 4,327,341
1965 17,427,802 4,370,983
1966 17,931,929 4,411,666
1967 18,462,782 4,449,367
1968 19,012,189 4,483,915
1969 19,570,445 4,518,607
1970 20,137,436 4,538,223
1971 20,695,569 4,557,449
1972 21,251,160 4,596,622
1973 21,827,665 4,641,445
1974 22,418,878 4,689,623
1975 23,021,101 4,739,105
1976 23,624,031 4,789,507
1977 24,229,061 4,840,501
1978 24,992,689 4,890,125
1979 25,886,782 4,938,973
1980 26,711,099 4,979,815
1981 27,500,515 5,016,105
1982 28,338,190 5,055,099
1983 29,250,963 5,091,971
1984 30,245,081 5,127,097
1985 31,264,816 5,161,768
1986 32,265,196 5,193,838
1987 33,298,904 5,222,840
1988 34,382,752 5,250,596
1989 35,486,866 5,275,942
1990 36,684,063 5,299,187
1991 37,925,817 5,303,294
1992 39,228,910 5,305,016
1993 40,656,336 5,325,305
1994 42,626,876 5,346,331
1995 44,433,704 5,361,999
1996 45,296,124 5,373,361
1997 46,029,902 5,383,291
1998 47,297,600 5,390,516
1999 48,912,971 5,396,020
2000 50,507,442 5,388,720
2001 52,132,646 5,378,867
2002 53,750,524 5,376,912
2003 55,343,867 5,373,374
2004 56,997,741 5,372,280
2005 58,775,724 5,372,807
2006 60,615,908 5,373,054
2007 62,477,752 5,374,622
2008 64,390,664 5,379,233
2009 66,412,044 5,386,406
2010 68,563,038 5,391,428
2011 70,849,311 5,398,384
2012 73,254,618 5,407,579
2013 75,789,395 5,413,393
2014 78,403,242 5,418,649
2015 81,035,531 5,423,801
2016 83,956,415 5,430,798
2017 87,083,398 5,439,232
2018 90,047,644 5,446,771
2019 92,947,442 5,454,147
2020 95,989,998 5,458,827
2021 99,148,932 5,447,247
2022 102,396,968 5,431,752
2023 105,789,731 5,426,740
2024 109,276,265 5,422,069

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Slovakia

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Slovakia
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Slovakia
1960 6.11 3.04
1961 6.12 2.96
1962 6.14 2.83
1963 6.16 2.92
1964 6.19 2.89
1965 6.21 2.78
1966 6.24 2.66
1967 6.27 2.48
1968 6.29 2.39
1969 6.3 2.43
1970 6.33 2.41
1971 6.34 2.43
1972 6.37 2.49
1973 6.39 2.56
1974 6.4 2.61
1975 6.42 2.55
1976 6.44 2.55
1977 6.45 2.49
1978 6.46 2.47
1979 6.48 2.45
1980 6.5 2.32
1981 6.52 2.29
1982 6.54 2.28
1983 6.56 2.28
1984 6.59 2.26
1985 6.61 2.26
1986 6.63 2.2
1987 6.65 2.14
1988 6.66 2.13
1989 6.65 2.07
1990 6.65 2.09
1991 6.65 2.05
1992 6.64 1.93
1993 6.64 1.87
1994 6.64 1.67
1995 6.68 1.52
1996 6.67 1.47
1997 6.69 1.43
1998 6.7 1.37
1999 6.69 1.33
2000 6.7 1.3
2001 6.66 1.2
2002 6.61 1.19
2003 6.55 1.2
2004 6.53 1.25
2005 6.53 1.27
2006 6.55 1.25
2007 6.56 1.27
2008 6.58 1.34
2009 6.59 1.44
2010 6.59 1.43
2011 6.58 1.45
2012 6.56 1.34
2013 6.53 1.34
2014 6.48 1.37
2015 6.44 1.4
2016 6.39 1.48
2017 6.35 1.52
2018 6.3 1.54
2019 6.25 1.57
2020 6.21 1.59
2021 6.16 1.63
2022 6.11 1.57
2023 6.05 1.49

DR Congo and Slovakia demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Slovakia
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Slovakia
1960 18.4 27.6
1961 18.4 27.7
1962 18.4 27.8
1963 18.5 27.9
1964 18.5 27.9
1965 18.5 28
1966 18.5 28
1967 18.5 28.1
1968 18.5 28.2
1969 18.5 28.3
1970 18.4 28.3
1971 18.3 28.3
1972 18.2 28.3
1973 18.1 28.4
1974 18 28.4
1975 17.9 28.4
1976 17.8 28.4
1977 17.8 28.5
1978 17.8 28.6
1979 17.9 28.8
1980 17.9 28.9
1981 17.9 29.1
1982 17.8 29.4
1983 17.9 29.6
1984 17.9 29.8
1985 17.9 30.1
1986 17.9 30.3
1987 17.9 30.6
1988 17.8 30.8
1989 17.8 31.1
1990 17.8 31.3
1991 17.8 31.5
1992 17.8 31.7
1993 17.8 31.9
1994 18 32.2
1995 18.1 32.5
1996 17.7 32.7
1997 17.4 33
1998 17.2 33.3
1999 17.2 33.6
2000 17.2 33.9
2001 17.1 34.3
2002 17.1 34.6
2003 17.1 34.9
2004 17 35.2
2005 17 35.5
2006 17 35.8
2007 17 36.2
2008 16.9 36.6
2009 16.9 36.9
2010 16.9 37.3
2011 16.9 37.6
2012 16.9 38
2013 16.9 38.4
2014 16.9 38.8
2015 16.9 39.2
2016 16.9 39.6
2017 17 40
2018 17 40.4
2019 16.9 40.8
2020 16.9 41.2
2021 16.9 41.5
2022 16.9 41.9
2023 16.9 42.3
2024 16.9 42.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Slovakia
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$130B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
48.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
4.66%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
2.02%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
18,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
5.34%
2024
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
60%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
28.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
68.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
18.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3.3%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
67
2013
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$5.38B
2014
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$14.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$2.74B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
15,299,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
1.43%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
92.2%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Slovakia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
3,055 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$14.4
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
34.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
6.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
59.5%
2023
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
17.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
31.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
57.9%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
4,674 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
23.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
16.8%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
61.3%
2023
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Slovakia
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-21,027
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
54.2%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.48 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
72.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
1.12
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
6.1
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
99.6%
2004
English speaking
1%
2025
25.9%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
89.8%
2024

Health

DR Congo Slovakia
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$316
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
78.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
3.68
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
27.3 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
6.1
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
27.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
57
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
32.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Slovakia
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
3,424 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
7,046 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
7,436 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
24,224 mi
2018

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