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Belarus vs DR Congo statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Belarus has a population of 9.13M (ranked 100/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). Belarus' land area is 78,372 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 83rd vs. 11th).

By GDP, Belarus ranks 83/197 ($76B) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, Belarus ranks 95/197 ($8,317), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

Main facts and rankings

Belarus DR Congo
Population
9074112
115740092
Population rank 101/197 15/197
GDP
$76B
2024
$70.7B
2024
GDP rank 83/197 87/197
GDP per capita
$8,317
2024
$647
2024
GDP per capita rank 95/197 189/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$33,006
2024
$1,710
2024
Government debt
$33.7B
2024
$13.7B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
42.9%
2025
16.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$3,691
2024
$125
2024
Government debt per person rank 94/185 183/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$6,343
2025
$1,758
2025
Land area
78,372 sq mi
2025
875,313 sq mi
2025
Population density
116.5 ppl/mi²
2024
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.21
2023
6.05
2023
Median age
42 years
2024
16.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
62.2 years
2025

Belarus and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

Belarus and DR Congo economies compared

GDP
Belarus

DR Congo
Year GDP
Belarus DR Congo
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 $17,389,558,233 $9,349,764,580
1991 $18,404,907,975 $9,625,436,873
1992 $16,939,790,094 $8,227,343,907
1993 $16,275,073,527 $10,706,259,937
1994 $14,931,435,232 $5,820,382,248
1995 $13,972,683,274 $5,643,439,376
1996 $14,756,846,154 $5,771,456,952
1997 $14,130,585,516 $6,090,838,693
1998 $15,221,352,699 $6,217,805,821
1999 $12,138,243,081 $4,711,259,427
2000 $12,736,780,455 $19,088,046,306
2001 $12,354,820,144 $7,438,189,100
2002 $14,594,900,945 $8,728,038,525
2003 $17,825,444,724 $8,937,567,060
2004 $23,141,566,293 $10,297,483,481
2005 $30,210,091,837 $11,964,484,466
2006 $36,961,894,281 $14,451,901,696
2007 $45,275,711,996 $16,737,071,816
2008 $60,752,106,347 $19,788,515,590
2009 $50,873,167,326 $18,648,372,553
2010 $57,231,904,543 $21,565,721,045
2011 $61,762,382,328 $25,839,749,199
2012 $65,685,890,439 $29,306,235,285
2013 $75,527,558,966 $32,679,745,048
2014 $78,813,069,121 $35,909,040,926
2015 $56,454,769,845 $37,917,706,497
2016 $47,723,545,321 $37,134,801,555
2017 $54,725,405,751 $38,019,264,795
2018 $60,031,026,576 $47,568,210,010
2019 $64,410,170,653 $51,775,829,877
2020 $61,371,673,345 $48,716,961,860
2021 $69,673,747,132 $55,328,482,784
2022 $73,775,179,925 $65,801,547,756
2023 $72,478,760,370 $67,006,756,666
2024 $75,961,865,472 $70,749,355,652

Belarus and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita
Belarus

DR Congo
Year GDP per capita
Belarus DR Congo
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 $1,707 $254.9
1991 $1,805 $253.8
1992 $1,658 $209.7
1993 $1,590 $263.3
1994 $1,460 $136.5
1995 $1,371 $127
1996 $1,453 $127.4
1997 $1,397 $132.3
1998 $1,511 $131.5
1999 $1,211 $96.3
2000 $1,276 $378
2001 $1,244 $142.7
2002 $1,479 $162.4
2003 $1,820 $161.5
2004 $2,378 $180.7
2005 $3,126 $203.6
2006 $3,848 $238.4
2007 $4,735 $267.9
2008 $6,376 $307
2009 $5,352 $280.8
2010 $6,035 $315
2011 $6,528 $365
2012 $6,953 $400
2013 $7,998 $431
2014 $8,341 $458
2015 $5,967 $468
2016 $5,040 $442
2017 $5,786 $437
2018 $6,360 $528
2019 $6,838 $557
2020 $6,543 $508
2021 $7,490 $558
2022 $7,995 $643
2023 $7,897 $633
2024 $8,317 $647

Belarus vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Belarus

DR Congo
Year Life expectancy, years
Belarus DR Congo
1950 58.6 38.2
1951 59.4 38.5
1952 60.5 38.9
1953 61.5 39.1
1954 62.5 39.4
1955 63.5 39.7
1956 64.5 39.9
1957 65.4 40.2
1958 66.6 40.5
1959 68 40.6
1960 69.3 40.8
1961 70 40.2
1962 70.5 40.4
1963 70.8 40.6
1964 71.3 40.1
1965 71.6 40.8
1966 71.8 42.2
1967 71.9 42.3
1968 71.9 42.7
1969 71.7 43
1970 71.7 43.3
1971 71.6 43.6
1972 71.8 43.9
1973 71.7 44.1
1974 71.7 44.3
1975 71.4 44.5
1976 71.2 44.7
1977 71.1 44.9
1978 70.9 44.6
1979 70.8 45.3
1980 70.7 45.5
1981 70.8 45.7
1982 70.8 45.9
1983 70.7 46.2
1984 70.8 46.5
1985 71.2 46.7
1986 71.7 47
1987 71.9 47.4
1988 71.7 47.8
1989 71.5 48.1
1990 71.1 48.5
1991 70.7 48.9
1992 70.1 49.3
1993 69.5 49.6
1994 69 49.9
1995 68.8 50.4
1996 68.6 49.4
1997 68.5 50.5
1998 68.3 49.7
1999 68.4 50.1
2000 68.5 51.9
2001 68.4 52.2
2002 68.3 52.4
2003 68.4 53
2004 68.7 53.5
2005 69 54
2006 69.4 54.5
2007 70 55
2008 70.3 55.4
2009 70.4 55.8
2010 70.5 56.4
2011 71.1 56.9
2012 71.8 57.4
2013 72.7 57.8
2014 73.2 58.2
2015 73.8 58.7
2016 74.2 59.1
2017 74.4 59.5
2018 74.3 59.9
2019 74.3 60.2
2020 72.3 60.4
2021 72.2 60
2022 74.4 61
2023 74.4 61.9
2024 74.6 62.1
2025 74.8 62.2

Belarus and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population
Belarus

DR Congo
Year Population
Belarus DR Congo
1960 8,198,000 15,264,846
1961 8,271,216 15,662,374
1962 8,351,928 16,075,724
1963 8,437,232 16,507,599
1964 8,524,224 16,955,327
1965 8,610,000 17,427,802
1966 8,696,496 17,931,929
1967 8,785,648 18,462,782
1968 8,874,552 19,012,189
1969 8,960,304 19,570,445
1970 9,040,000 20,137,436
1971 9,115,576 20,695,569
1972 9,188,968 21,251,160
1973 9,257,272 21,827,665
1974 9,317,584 22,418,878
1975 9,367,000 23,021,101
1976 9,411,000 23,624,031
1977 9,463,000 24,229,061
1978 9,525,000 24,992,689
1979 9,584,000 25,886,782
1980 9,643,000 26,711,099
1981 9,710,000 27,500,515
1982 9,776,000 28,338,190
1983 9,843,000 29,250,963
1984 9,910,000 30,245,081
1985 9,975,000 31,264,816
1986 10,043,000 32,265,196
1987 10,111,000 33,298,904
1988 10,140,000 34,382,752
1989 10,170,000 35,486,866
1990 10,189,348 36,684,063
1991 10,194,050 37,925,817
1992 10,216,470 39,228,910
1993 10,239,050 40,656,336
1994 10,226,955 42,626,876
1995 10,193,831 44,433,704
1996 10,159,569 45,296,124
1997 10,117,433 46,029,902
1998 10,071,963 47,297,600
1999 10,026,738 48,912,971
2000 9,979,610 50,507,442
2001 9,928,549 52,132,646
2002 9,865,548 53,750,524
2003 9,796,749 55,343,867
2004 9,730,146 56,997,741
2005 9,663,915 58,775,724
2006 9,604,924 60,615,908
2007 9,560,953 62,477,752
2008 9,527,985 64,390,664
2009 9,504,583 66,412,044
2010 9,483,836 68,563,038
2011 9,461,643 70,849,311
2012 9,446,836 73,254,618
2013 9,443,211 75,789,395
2014 9,448,515 78,403,242
2015 9,461,076 81,035,531
2016 9,469,379 83,956,415
2017 9,458,989 87,083,398
2018 9,438,785 90,047,644
2019 9,419,758 92,947,442
2020 9,379,952 95,989,998
2021 9,302,585 99,148,932
2022 9,228,071 102,396,968
2023 9,178,298 105,789,731
2024 9,133,712 109,276,265

Fertility rates in Belarus and DR Congo

Fertility rate
Belarus

DR Congo
Year Fertility rate
Belarus DR Congo
1960 2.67 6.11
1961 2.59 6.12
1962 2.5 6.14
1963 2.4 6.16
1964 2.31 6.19
1965 2.27 6.21
1966 2.29 6.24
1967 2.26 6.27
1968 2.22 6.29
1969 2.26 6.3
1970 2.31 6.33
1971 2.31 6.34
1972 2.28 6.37
1973 2.25 6.39
1974 2.21 6.4
1975 2.17 6.42
1976 2.12 6.44
1977 2.08 6.45
1978 2.06 6.46
1979 2.05 6.48
1980 2.03 6.5
1981 2.02 6.52
1982 2.05 6.54
1983 2.11 6.56
1984 2.11 6.59
1985 2.09 6.61
1986 2.09 6.63
1987 2.03 6.65
1988 2.03 6.66
1989 2.03 6.65
1990 1.91 6.65
1991 1.81 6.65
1992 1.76 6.64
1993 1.62 6.64
1994 1.53 6.64
1995 1.41 6.68
1996 1.34 6.67
1997 1.25 6.69
1998 1.3 6.7
1999 1.31 6.69
2000 1.32 6.7
2001 1.29 6.66
2002 1.24 6.61
2003 1.23 6.55
2004 1.23 6.53
2005 1.25 6.53
2006 1.34 6.55
2007 1.43 6.56
2008 1.49 6.58
2009 1.51 6.59
2010 1.49 6.59
2011 1.52 6.58
2012 1.62 6.56
2013 1.67 6.53
2014 1.7 6.48
2015 1.72 6.44
2016 1.73 6.39
2017 1.54 6.35
2018 1.45 6.3
2019 1.38 6.25
2020 1.37 6.21
2021 1.37 6.16
2022 1.33 6.11
2023 1.21 6.05

Belarus and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age
Belarus

DR Congo
Year Median age, years
Belarus DR Congo
1960 26.6 18.4
1961 26.9 18.4
1962 27.3 18.4
1963 27.6 18.5
1964 27.9 18.5
1965 28.2 18.5
1966 28.6 18.5
1967 28.9 18.5
1968 29.3 18.5
1969 29.7 18.5
1970 30.1 18.4
1971 30.4 18.3
1972 30.5 18.2
1973 30.5 18.1
1974 30.5 18
1975 30.4 17.9
1976 30.4 17.8
1977 30.6 17.8
1978 30.9 17.8
1979 31.1 17.9
1980 31.2 17.9
1981 31.2 17.9
1982 31.4 17.8
1983 31.5 17.9
1984 31.7 17.9
1985 31.9 17.9
1986 32.1 17.9
1987 32.4 17.9
1988 32.6 17.8
1989 32.8 17.8
1990 33 17.8
1991 33.3 17.8
1992 33.6 17.8
1993 33.9 17.8
1994 34.2 18
1995 34.6 18.1
1996 35 17.7
1997 35.4 17.4
1998 35.8 17.2
1999 36.1 17.2
2000 36.5 17.2
2001 36.8 17.1
2002 37.1 17.1
2003 37.4 17.1
2004 37.7 17
2005 38 17
2006 38.3 17
2007 38.5 17
2008 38.7 16.9
2009 38.8 16.9
2010 38.9 16.9
2011 39.1 16.9
2012 39.2 16.9
2013 39.3 16.9
2014 39.4 16.9
2015 39.5 16.9
2016 39.7 16.9
2017 39.8 17
2018 40 17
2019 40.3 16.9
2020 40.6 16.9
2021 40.9 16.9
2022 41.2 16.9
2023 41.6 16.9
2024 42 16.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Belarus DR Congo
GNI, Atlas method
$75.2B
2024
$70.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
41.3%
2025
17.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.95%
2023
2.84%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.8%
2023
1.16%
2023
Armed forces personnel
158,000
2020
134,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+0.24%
2025
-2.58%
2025
Unemployment rate
3.46%
2023
1.47%
2020
Services, % of GDP
49.7%
2024
33%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
30.7%
2024
46.6%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.9
2025
47.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
20.7%
2020
35.7%
2020
Income share by poorest 10%
4.5%
2020
2.1%
2020
Listed domestic companies
12
2024
n/a
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$6.01B
2024
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$8.91B
2024
$5.1B
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.38B
2024
$2B
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,598,000
2020
351,000
2016
International tourism as share of exports
1.46%
2020
0.38%
2018
Banked people share
81.2%
2017
39.2%
2024

Energy

Belarus DR Congo
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,862 kg
2022
391 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$9.93
2022
$3.8
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
54.2 megatons
2023
3.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
5.9 tons
2023
0.04 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
86.6%
2022
3.97%
2022
Renewable energy use share
8.2%
2021
96.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
7.01%
2022
2.84%
2022
Net energy imports use share
77.1%
2022
1.6%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
3,903 kWh
2022
130.7 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
3.15%
2021
90.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0.94%
2022
99.6%
2022
Nuclear share
17.3%
2022
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
22.1%
2023

Society

Belarus DR Congo
% of world population
0.11%
2024
1.34%
2024
Annual migration change
-3,119
2024
-26,968
2024
Urban population
81.1%
2024
48.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.86 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Average female height
5.48 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
53.5
2025
8.32
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
33
2024
20
2024
Higher education index
63
2025
39
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.33
2019
13.6
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
7.6
2019
34.9
2019
Visa free countries
94
2025
53
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2019
80.5%
2022
English speaking
12%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
94.3%
2024
30.5%
2023

Health

Belarus DR Congo
Government health expenditure per capita
$529
2022
$24.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$146.1
2022
$9.04
2022
Life expectancy
74.8 years
2025
62.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.16%
2022
38.6%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
4.47
2020
0.19
2022
Age at first childbirth
26.9 years
2021
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
1
2023
427
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
2.4
2023
73.2
2023
Obesity rate
22.1%
2022
6.89%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
5.1%
2024
7.7%
2024
Air quality index
70
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
30.1%
2022
12.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
11.6 liters
2020
1.92 liters
2020

Territory

Belarus DR Congo
% of world land
0.14%
2025
1.52%
2025
Land area per capita
8,581 sq mi
2024
8,010 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
31,019 sq mi
2025
135,505 sq mi
2025
Forest area
34,020 sq mi
2025
474,331 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
94,680 mi
2015

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