China vs DR Congo statistics compared

China has a population of 1.41B (ranked 2/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). China's land area is 3,624,808 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 2nd vs. 11th).

By GDP, China ranks 2/197 ($18.7T) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, China ranks 76/197 ($13,303), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

China and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

China and DR Congo economies compared

GDP

China

DR Congo

Table

Year	GDP
	China	DR Congo
1960	$59,846,235,025	$3,359,404,118
1961	$50,162,299,350	$3,086,746,857
1962	$47,310,737,754	$3,779,841,429
1963	$50,812,227,919	$6,213,185,743
1964	$59,821,862,703	$2,881,545,273
1965	$70,565,994,356	$4,043,901,818
1966	$76,854,053,259	$4,532,660,182
1967	$73,011,350,596	$3,384,063,372
1968	$70,980,323,819	$3,909,780,539
1969	$79,847,786,729	$5,032,434,970
1970	$92,752,930,873	$4,877,684,910
1971	$99,959,013,880	$5,594,770,359
1972	$113,871,930,714	$6,173,712,814
1973	$138,764,340,892	$7,870,239,461
1974	$144,418,433,058	$9,596,960,180
1975	$163,687,619,736	$10,237,343,174
1976	$154,196,810,059	$9,648,583,225
1977	$175,226,595,860	$12,344,424,764
1978	$149,788,617,886	$15,372,608,002
1979	$178,573,913,043	$15,068,422,236
1980	$191,487,500,000	$14,394,927,495
1981	$196,218,253,968	$12,537,821,038
1982	$205,480,916,031	$13,651,667,371
1983	$231,130,268,199	$11,006,712,650
1984	$260,442,857,143	$7,857,729,193
1985	$310,064,625,850	$7,195,042,616
1986	$301,310,144,928	$8,095,367,168
1987	$273,455,156,951	$7,661,625,473
1988	$312,888,888,889	$8,861,299,977
1989	$348,380,566,802	$9,021,862,775
1990	$361,560,229,446	$9,349,764,580
1991	$384,510,452,962	$9,625,436,873
1992	$428,502,354,788	$8,227,343,907
1993	$446,557,291,212	$10,706,259,937
1994	$566,929,539,493	$5,820,382,248
1995	$738,190,896,228	$5,643,439,376
1996	$868,523,936,530	$5,771,456,952
1997	$967,753,570,435	$6,090,838,693
1998	$1,037,134,141,760	$6,217,805,821
1999	$1,103,843,203,576	$4,711,259,427
2000	$1,223,754,919,971	$19,088,046,306
2001	$1,355,036,590,252	$7,438,189,100
2002	$1,489,821,682,051	$8,728,038,525
2003	$1,683,903,309,844	$8,937,567,060
2004	$1,984,196,551,300	$10,297,483,481
2005	$2,317,551,298,052	$11,964,484,466
2006	$2,791,498,472,804	$14,451,901,696
2007	$3,604,055,822,572	$16,737,071,816
2008	$4,667,346,414,522	$19,788,515,590
2009	$5,189,577,094,998	$18,648,372,553
2010	$6,192,564,874,453	$21,565,721,045
2011	$7,671,757,207,851	$25,839,749,199
2012	$8,673,664,713,189	$29,306,235,285
2013	$9,743,124,247,267	$32,679,745,048
2014	$10,674,533,168,257	$35,909,040,926
2015	$11,280,814,787,469	$37,917,706,497
2016	$11,456,024,084,962	$37,134,801,555
2017	$12,537,559,062,283	$38,019,264,795
2018	$14,147,765,772,964	$47,568,210,010
2019	$14,560,167,101,283	$51,775,829,877
2020	$14,996,414,166,715	$48,716,961,860
2021	$18,201,698,719,564	$55,328,482,784
2022	$18,316,765,021,690	$65,801,547,756
2023	$18,270,356,654,533	$67,006,756,666
2024	$18,743,803,170,827	$70,749,355,652

China and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita

China

DR Congo

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	China	DR Congo
1960	$89.7	$220.1
1961	$76	$197.1
1962	$71.1	$235.1
1963	$74.5	$376
1964	$85.7	$169.9
1965	$98.7	$232
1966	$104.5	$252.8
1967	$96.8	$183.3
1968	$91.6	$205.6
1969	$100.3	$257.1
1970	$113.3	$242.2
1971	$118.8	$270.3
1972	$132.1	$290.5
1973	$157.3	$361
1974	$160.4	$428
1975	$178.6	$445
1976	$165.7	$408
1977	$185.7	$509
1978	$156.7	$615
1979	$184.3	$582
1980	$195.1	$539
1981	$197.4	$456
1982	$203.7	$482
1983	$225.9	$376
1984	$251.2	$259.8
1985	$295	$230.1
1986	$282.4	$250.9
1987	$252.3	$230.1
1988	$284	$257.7
1989	$311	$254.2
1990	$319	$254.9
1991	$334	$253.8
1992	$368	$209.7
1993	$379	$263.3
1994	$476	$136.5
1995	$613	$127
1996	$713	$127.4
1997	$787	$132.3
1998	$835	$131.5
1999	$881	$96.3
2000	$969	$378
2001	$1,065	$142.7
2002	$1,164	$162.4
2003	$1,307	$161.5
2004	$1,531	$180.7
2005	$1,778	$203.6
2006	$2,129	$238.4
2007	$2,735	$267.9
2008	$3,523	$307
2009	$3,898	$280.8
2010	$4,629	$315
2011	$5,704	$365
2012	$6,405	$400
2013	$7,147	$431
2014	$7,781	$458
2015	$8,175	$468
2016	$8,255	$442
2017	$8,980	$437
2018	$10,086	$528
2019	$10,343	$557
2020	$10,627	$508
2021	$12,887	$558
2022	$12,971	$643
2023	$12,951	$633
2024	$13,303	$647

China vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

China

DR Congo

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	China	DR Congo
1950	43.8	38.2
1951	44.6	38.5
1952	45.3	38.9
1953	45.9	39.1
1954	46.8	39.4
1955	47.2	39.7
1956	47.8	39.9
1957	48.4	40.2
1958	48.8	40.5
1959	40.2	40.6
1960	33.4	40.8
1961	40.2	40.2
1962	51	40.4
1963	51.7	40.6
1964	52.3	40.1
1965	53	40.8
1966	53.7	42.2
1967	54.4	42.3
1968	55.2	42.7
1969	56	43
1970	56.8	43.3
1971	57.7	43.6
1972	58.6	43.9
1973	59.5	44.1
1974	60.2	44.3
1975	61	44.5
1976	61.2	44.7
1977	62.5	44.9
1978	63.1	44.6
1979	63.7	45.3
1980	64.2	45.5
1981	64.8	45.7
1982	65.2	45.9
1983	65.7	46.2
1984	66.1	46.5
1985	66.5	46.7
1986	66.9	47
1987	67.3	47.4
1988	67.6	47.8
1989	67.9	48.1
1990	68.2	48.5
1991	68.6	48.9
1992	69.1	49.3
1993	69.5	49.6
1994	69.8	49.9
1995	70.4	50.4
1996	70.8	49.4
1997	71.2	50.5
1998	71.6	49.7
1999	72	50.1
2000	72.3	51.9
2001	72.7	52.2
2002	73	52.4
2003	73.4	53
2004	73.7	53.5
2005	74.1	54
2006	74.4	54.5
2007	74.8	55
2008	74.8	55.4
2009	75.3	55.8
2010	75.7	56.4
2011	75.9	56.9
2012	76.2	57.4
2013	76.5	57.8
2014	76.7	58.2
2015	77	58.7
2016	77.2	59.1
2017	77.2	59.5
2018	77.7	59.9
2019	77.9	60.2
2020	78	60.4
2021	78.1	60
2022	78.2	61
2023	78	61.9
2024	78	62.1
2025	78.4	62.2

China and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population

China

DR Congo

Table

Year	Population
	China	DR Congo
1960	667,070,000	15,264,846
1961	660,330,000	15,662,374
1962	665,770,000	16,075,724
1963	682,335,000	16,507,599
1964	698,355,000	16,955,327
1965	715,185,000	17,427,802
1966	735,400,000	17,931,929
1967	754,550,000	18,462,782
1968	774,510,000	19,012,189
1969	796,025,000	19,570,445
1970	818,315,000	20,137,436
1971	841,105,000	20,695,569
1972	862,030,000	21,251,160
1973	881,940,000	21,827,665
1974	900,350,000	22,418,878
1975	916,395,000	23,021,101
1976	930,685,000	23,624,031
1977	943,455,000	24,229,061
1978	956,165,000	24,992,689
1979	969,005,000	25,886,782
1980	981,235,000	26,711,099
1981	993,885,000	27,500,515
1982	1,008,630,000	28,338,190
1983	1,023,310,000	29,250,963
1984	1,036,825,000	30,245,081
1985	1,051,040,000	31,264,816
1986	1,066,790,000	32,265,196
1987	1,084,035,000	33,298,904
1988	1,101,630,000	34,382,752
1989	1,118,650,000	35,486,866
1990	1,135,185,000	36,684,063
1991	1,150,780,000	37,925,817
1992	1,164,970,000	39,228,910
1993	1,178,440,000	40,656,336
1994	1,191,835,000	42,626,876
1995	1,204,855,000	44,433,704
1996	1,217,550,000	45,296,124
1997	1,230,075,000	46,029,902
1998	1,241,935,000	47,297,600
1999	1,252,735,000	48,912,971
2000	1,262,645,000	50,507,442
2001	1,271,850,000	52,132,646
2002	1,280,400,000	53,750,524
2003	1,288,400,000	55,343,867
2004	1,296,075,000	56,997,741
2005	1,303,720,000	58,775,724
2006	1,311,020,000	60,615,908
2007	1,317,885,000	62,477,752
2008	1,324,655,000	64,390,664
2009	1,331,260,000	66,412,044
2010	1,337,705,000	68,563,038
2011	1,345,035,000	70,849,311
2012	1,354,190,000	73,254,618
2013	1,363,240,000	75,789,395
2014	1,371,860,000	78,403,242
2015	1,379,860,000	81,035,531
2016	1,387,790,000	83,956,415
2017	1,396,215,000	87,083,398
2018	1,402,760,000	90,047,644
2019	1,407,745,000	92,947,442
2020	1,411,100,000	95,989,998
2021	1,412,360,000	99,148,932
2022	1,412,175,000	102,396,968
2023	1,410,710,000	105,789,731
2024	1,408,975,000	109,276,265

Fertility rates in China and DR Congo

Fertility rate

China

DR Congo

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	China	DR Congo
1960	4.45	6.11
1961	3.86	6.12
1962	6.09	6.14
1963	7.51	6.16
1964	6.67	6.19
1965	6.61	6.21
1966	6.31	6.24
1967	5.81	6.27
1968	6.51	6.29
1969	6.18	6.3
1970	6.09	6.33
1971	5.52	6.34
1972	5.11	6.37
1973	4.73	6.39
1974	4.17	6.4
1975	3.57	6.42
1976	3.24	6.44
1977	2.84	6.45
1978	2.72	6.46
1979	2.75	6.48
1980	2.74	6.5
1981	2.79	6.52
1982	2.97	6.54
1983	2.56	6.56
1984	2.61	6.59
1985	2.63	6.61
1986	2.72	6.63
1987	2.76	6.65
1988	2.54	6.66
1989	2.52	6.65
1990	2.51	6.65
1991	1.93	6.65
1992	1.78	6.64
1993	1.69	6.64
1994	1.63	6.64
1995	1.59	6.68
1996	1.55	6.67
1997	1.53	6.69
1998	1.52	6.7
1999	1.53	6.69
2000	1.63	6.7
2001	1.56	6.66
2002	1.57	6.61
2003	1.57	6.55
2004	1.61	6.53
2005	1.62	6.53
2006	1.64	6.55
2007	1.67	6.56
2008	1.7	6.58
2009	1.71	6.59
2010	1.69	6.59
2011	1.67	6.58
2012	1.8	6.56
2013	1.71	6.53
2014	1.77	6.48
2015	1.67	6.44
2016	1.77	6.39
2017	1.8	6.35
2018	1.54	6.3
2019	1.5	6.25
2020	1.24	6.21
2021	1.12	6.16
2022	1.03	6.11
2023	1	6.05

China and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age

China

DR Congo

Table

Year	Median age, years
	China	DR Congo
1960	20.9	18.4
1961	21.1	18.4
1962	21	18.4
1963	20.4	18.5
1964	19.9	18.5
1965	19.6	18.5
1966	19.3	18.5
1967	19.2	18.5
1968	19.2	18.5
1969	19.1	18.5
1970	19.1	18.4
1971	19.2	18.3
1972	19.3	18.2
1973	19.5	18.1
1974	19.7	18
1975	20.1	17.9
1976	20.4	17.8
1977	20.8	17.8
1978	21.2	17.8
1979	21.4	17.9
1980	21.6	17.9
1981	21.8	17.9
1982	22.1	17.8
1983	22.6	17.9
1984	23	17.9
1985	23.2	17.9
1986	23.4	17.9
1987	23.6	17.9
1988	23.9	17.8
1989	24.4	17.8
1990	24.7	17.8
1991	25.1	17.8
1992	25.6	17.8
1993	26.1	17.8
1994	26.6	18
1995	27.2	18.1
1996	27.8	17.7
1997	28.3	17.4
1998	28.8	17.2
1999	29.4	17.2
2000	30	17.2
2001	30.5	17.1
2002	31.1	17.1
2003	31.6	17.1
2004	32.1	17
2005	32.6	17
2006	33.1	17
2007	33.7	17
2008	34.2	16.9
2009	34.7	16.9
2010	35.1	16.9
2011	35.5	16.9
2012	35.7	16.9
2013	36	16.9
2014	36.3	16.9
2015	36.7	16.9
2016	37.1	16.9
2017	37.4	17
2018	37.7	17
2019	38.1	16.9
2020	38.5	16.9
2021	39	16.9
2022	39.6	16.9
2023	40.1	16.9
2024	40.6	16.9

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