Congo vs DR Congo statistics compared

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 109M in The DR Congo (ranked 15/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 875,313 sq mi for The DR Congo (ranked 64th vs. 11th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647).

Congo and DR Congo: Comparison Charts

Congo and DR Congo economies compared

GDP

Congo

DR Congo

Table

Year	GDP
	Congo	DR Congo
1960	$131,731,863	$3,359,404,118
1961	$151,675,739	$3,086,746,857
1962	$166,521,240	$3,779,841,429
1963	$172,233,431	$6,213,185,743
1964	$185,693,725	$2,881,545,273
1965	$198,318,064	$4,043,901,818
1966	$220,613,582	$4,532,660,182
1967	$237,397,428	$3,384,063,372
1968	$251,247,458	$3,909,780,539
1969	$265,040,036	$5,032,434,970
1970	$274,960,700	$4,877,684,910
1971	$322,128,019	$5,594,770,359
1972	$410,669,264	$6,173,712,814
1973	$541,973,363	$7,870,239,461
1974	$585,364,634	$9,596,960,180
1975	$767,102,680	$10,237,343,174
1976	$754,549,601	$9,648,583,225
1977	$765,224,029	$12,344,424,764
1978	$878,771,772	$15,372,608,002
1979	$1,198,749,667	$15,068,422,236
1980	$1,705,796,853	$14,394,927,495
1981	$1,993,512,323	$12,537,821,038
1982	$2,160,640,565	$13,651,667,371
1983	$2,097,274,290	$11,006,712,650
1984	$2,193,581,365	$7,857,729,193
1985	$2,160,872,540	$7,195,042,616
1986	$1,849,268,212	$8,095,367,168
1987	$2,297,753,652	$7,661,625,473
1988	$2,212,536,312	$8,861,299,977
1989	$2,389,593,026	$9,021,862,775
1990	$2,798,746,050	$9,349,764,580
1991	$2,724,853,506	$9,625,436,873
1992	$2,933,222,703	$8,227,343,907
1993	$2,684,323,623	$10,706,259,937
1994	$1,769,365,438	$5,820,382,248
1995	$2,116,003,868	$5,643,439,376
1996	$2,540,697,539	$5,771,456,952
1997	$2,322,719,103	$6,090,838,693
1998	$1,949,481,379	$6,217,805,821
1999	$2,354,772,960	$4,711,259,427
2000	$3,227,927,698	$19,088,046,306
2001	$2,796,704,604	$7,438,189,100
2002	$3,034,250,924	$8,728,038,525
2003	$3,503,723,088	$8,937,567,060
2004	$4,656,974,940	$10,297,483,481
2005	$6,650,001,680	$11,964,484,466
2006	$8,072,305,029	$14,451,901,696
2007	$8,782,703,437	$16,737,071,816
2008	$11,649,857,673	$19,788,515,590
2009	$9,723,299,915	$18,648,372,553
2010	$13,148,396,212	$21,565,721,045
2011	$15,655,383,577	$25,839,749,199
2012	$17,692,911,296	$29,306,235,285
2013	$17,958,720,699	$32,679,745,048
2014	$17,919,321,078	$35,909,040,926
2015	$12,434,793,867	$37,917,706,497
2016	$10,931,328,151	$37,134,801,555
2017	$11,834,473,039	$38,019,264,795
2018	$14,773,900,289	$47,568,210,010
2019	$13,976,637,780	$51,775,829,877
2020	$11,468,687,464	$48,716,961,860
2021	$14,825,690,211	$55,328,482,784
2022	$15,817,030,157	$65,801,547,756
2023	$15,321,055,818	$67,006,756,666
2024	$15,719,985,776	$70,749,355,652

Congo and DR Congo economies compared

GDP per capita

Congo

DR Congo

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Congo	DR Congo
1960	$124.7	$220.1
1961	$139.9	$197.1
1962	$149.6	$235.1
1963	$150.7	$376
1964	$158.1	$169.9
1965	$164.2	$232
1966	$177.6	$252.8
1967	$185.7	$183.3
1968	$190.8	$205.6
1969	$195.4	$257.1
1970	$196.7	$242.2
1971	$223.5	$270.3
1972	$276.3	$290.5
1973	$353	$361
1974	$370	$428
1975	$471	$445
1976	$453	$408
1977	$448	$509
1978	$503	$615
1979	$670	$582
1980	$933	$539
1981	$1,066	$456
1982	$1,131	$482
1983	$1,075	$376
1984	$1,097	$259.8
1985	$1,049	$230.1
1986	$872	$250.9
1987	$1,052	$230.1
1988	$984	$257.7
1989	$1,033	$254.2
1990	$1,176	$254.9
1991	$1,113	$253.8
1992	$1,164	$209.7
1993	$1,034	$263.3
1994	$662	$136.5
1995	$770	$127
1996	$899	$127.4
1997	$804	$132.3
1998	$660	$131.5
1999	$776	$96.3
2000	$1,024	$378
2001	$855	$142.7
2002	$906	$162.4
2003	$1,017	$161.5
2004	$1,306	$180.7
2005	$1,799	$203.6
2006	$2,104	$238.4
2007	$2,206	$267.9
2008	$2,832	$307
2009	$2,271	$280.8
2010	$2,947	$315
2011	$3,396	$365
2012	$3,732	$400
2013	$3,697	$431
2014	$3,601	$458
2015	$2,439	$468
2016	$2,093	$442
2017	$2,212	$437
2018	$2,694	$528
2019	$2,488	$557
2020	$1,994	$508
2021	$2,516	$558
2022	$2,621	$643
2023	$2,478	$633
2024	$2,482	$647

Congo vs. DR Congo life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Congo

DR Congo

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Congo	DR Congo
1950	39.6	38.2
1951	40.3	38.5
1952	41.1	38.9
1953	41.9	39.1
1954	42.6	39.4
1955	43.4	39.7
1956	44.3	39.9
1957	45.1	40.2
1958	46	40.5
1959	46.8	40.6
1960	47.6	40.8
1961	48.4	40.2
1962	49	40.4
1963	49.7	40.6
1964	50.4	40.1
1965	51	40.8
1966	51.6	42.2
1967	51.9	42.3
1968	52.6	42.7
1969	53.1	43
1970	53.6	43.3
1971	54	43.6
1972	54.4	43.9
1973	54.7	44.1
1974	55.1	44.3
1975	55.4	44.5
1976	55.7	44.7
1977	56	44.9
1978	56.2	44.6
1979	56.5	45.3
1980	56.8	45.5
1981	57.1	45.7
1982	57.2	45.9
1983	57.4	46.2
1984	57.5	46.5
1985	57.6	46.7
1986	57.6	47
1987	57.6	47.4
1988	57.5	47.8
1989	57.3	48.1
1990	57.1	48.5
1991	56.8	48.9
1992	56.5	49.3
1993	56	49.6
1994	55.6	49.9
1995	55.5	50.4
1996	55.2	49.4
1997	48.6	50.5
1998	52.6	49.7
1999	54.4	50.1
2000	55.4	51.9
2001	55.9	52.2
2002	56.4	52.4
2003	57.1	53
2004	58	53.5
2005	58.7	54
2006	59.5	54.5
2007	60.1	55
2008	60.8	55.4
2009	61.2	55.8
2010	61.7	56.4
2011	62.3	56.9
2012	62.7	57.4
2013	63	57.8
2014	63.3	58.2
2015	63.7	58.7
2016	63.9	59.1
2017	64.2	59.5
2018	64.5	59.9
2019	63.2	60.2
2020	64.4	60.4
2021	64.2	60
2022	65	61
2023	65.8	61.9
2024	66	62.1
2025	66.2	62.2

Congo and DR Congo population clocks and comparison

Population

Congo

DR Congo

Table

Year	Population
	Congo	DR Congo
1960	1,056,732	15,264,846
1961	1,084,389	15,662,374
1962	1,113,175	16,075,724
1963	1,143,263	16,507,599
1964	1,174,816	16,955,327
1965	1,207,880	17,427,802
1966	1,242,534	17,931,929
1967	1,278,691	18,462,782
1968	1,316,519	19,012,189
1969	1,356,182	19,570,445
1970	1,397,638	20,137,436
1971	1,441,039	20,695,569
1972	1,486,468	21,251,160
1973	1,533,680	21,827,665
1974	1,582,301	22,418,878
1975	1,627,032	23,021,101
1976	1,667,225	23,624,031
1977	1,707,568	24,229,061
1978	1,748,089	24,992,689
1979	1,788,524	25,886,782
1980	1,828,985	26,711,099
1981	1,869,759	27,500,515
1982	1,910,430	28,338,190
1983	1,950,321	29,250,963
1984	1,999,528	30,245,081
1985	2,059,311	31,264,816
1986	2,120,602	32,265,196
1987	2,183,473	33,298,904
1988	2,247,653	34,382,752
1989	2,313,558	35,486,866
1990	2,380,560	36,684,063
1991	2,449,229	37,925,817
1992	2,519,465	39,228,910
1993	2,595,124	40,656,336
1994	2,673,144	42,626,876
1995	2,749,461	44,433,704
1996	2,826,785	45,296,124
1997	2,887,862	46,029,902
1998	2,952,061	47,297,600
1999	3,032,874	48,912,971
2000	3,151,345	50,507,442
2001	3,272,537	52,132,646
2002	3,350,771	53,750,524
2003	3,445,753	55,343,867
2004	3,565,554	56,997,741
2005	3,696,393	58,775,724
2006	3,837,409	60,615,908
2007	3,980,430	62,477,752
2008	4,113,517	64,390,664
2009	4,281,219	66,412,044
2010	4,462,290	68,563,038
2011	4,609,724	70,849,311
2012	4,740,450	73,254,618
2013	4,857,099	75,789,395
2014	4,975,880	78,403,242
2015	5,097,581	81,035,531
2016	5,222,536	83,956,415
2017	5,351,011	87,083,398
2018	5,483,118	90,047,644
2019	5,616,661	92,947,442
2020	5,752,791	95,989,998
2021	5,892,183	99,148,932
2022	6,035,104	102,396,968
2023	6,182,885	105,789,731
2024	6,332,961	109,276,265

Fertility rates in Congo and DR Congo

Fertility rate

Congo

DR Congo

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Congo	DR Congo
1960	6.09	6.11
1961	6.09	6.12
1962	6.1	6.14
1963	6.15	6.16
1964	6.18	6.19
1965	6.23	6.21
1966	6.27	6.24
1967	6.29	6.27
1968	6.33	6.29
1969	6.35	6.3
1970	6.38	6.33
1971	6.42	6.34
1972	6.44	6.37
1973	6.42	6.39
1974	6.39	6.4
1975	6.36	6.42
1976	6.32	6.44
1977	6.27	6.45
1978	6.21	6.46
1979	6.14	6.48
1980	6.07	6.5
1981	5.98	6.52
1982	5.85	6.54
1983	5.76	6.56
1984	5.66	6.59
1985	5.59	6.61
1986	5.51	6.63
1987	5.46	6.65
1988	5.39	6.66
1989	5.33	6.65
1990	5.27	6.65
1991	5.22	6.65
1992	5.18	6.64
1993	5.13	6.64
1994	5.1	6.64
1995	5.07	6.68
1996	5.03	6.67
1997	5	6.69
1998	4.91	6.7
1999	4.81	6.69
2000	4.72	6.7
2001	4.67	6.66
2002	4.7	6.61
2003	4.7	6.55
2004	4.69	6.53
2005	4.67	6.53
2006	4.65	6.55
2007	4.65	6.56
2008	4.73	6.58
2009	4.81	6.59
2010	4.85	6.59
2011	4.83	6.58
2012	4.79	6.56
2013	4.73	6.53
2014	4.67	6.48
2015	4.61	6.44
2016	4.55	6.39
2017	4.5	6.35
2018	4.44	6.3
2019	4.38	6.25
2020	4.33	6.21
2021	4.28	6.16
2022	4.22	6.11
2023	4.16	6.05

Congo and DR Congo demographics compared

Median age

Congo

DR Congo

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Congo	DR Congo
1960	18.8	18.4
1961	18.7	18.4
1962	18.6	18.4
1963	18.4	18.5
1964	18.3	18.5
1965	18.2	18.5
1966	18.1	18.5
1967	17.9	18.5
1968	17.8	18.5
1969	17.7	18.5
1970	17.6	18.4
1971	17.5	18.3
1972	17.4	18.2
1973	17.4	18.1
1974	17.3	18
1975	17.2	17.9
1976	17.1	17.8
1977	17	17.8
1978	17	17.8
1979	17	17.9
1980	17	17.9
1981	17	17.9
1982	17.1	17.8
1983	17.2	17.9
1984	17.2	17.9
1985	17.3	17.9
1986	17.4	17.9
1987	17.4	17.9
1988	17.5	17.8
1989	17.6	17.8
1990	17.7	17.8
1991	17.7	17.8
1992	17.8	17.8
1993	17.9	17.8
1994	18	18
1995	18.1	18.1
1996	18.1	17.7
1997	18.1	17.4
1998	18.1	17.2
1999	18.2	17.2
2000	18.5	17.2
2001	18.8	17.1
2002	18.8	17.1
2003	18.9	17.1
2004	19	17
2005	19.2	17
2006	19.3	17
2007	19.5	17
2008	19.5	16.9
2009	19.7	16.9
2010	19.8	16.9
2011	19.7	16.9
2012	19.6	16.9
2013	19.5	16.9
2014	19.4	16.9
2015	19.3	16.9
2016	19.2	16.9
2017	19.2	17
2018	19.1	17
2019	19.1	16.9
2020	19.2	16.9
2021	19.2	16.9
2022	19.3	16.9
2023	19.4	16.9
2024	19.5	16.9

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