Congo vs Ghana statistics compared

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 34.4M in Ghana (ranked 47/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 87,851 sq mi for Ghana (ranked 64th vs. 81st).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Ghana ranks 79/197 ($82.8B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Ghana ranks 150/197 ($2,406).

Congo and Ghana: Comparison Charts

Congo and Ghana economies compared

GDP

Congo

Ghana

Table

Year	GDP
	Congo	Ghana
1960	$131,731,863	$1,217,230,095
1961	$151,675,739	$1,302,674,325
1962	$166,521,240	$1,382,515,654
1963	$172,233,431	$1,540,797,589
1964	$185,693,725	$1,731,296,200
1965	$198,318,064	$2,053,462,968
1966	$220,613,582	$2,126,300,672
1967	$237,397,428	$1,747,187,645
1968	$251,247,458	$1,666,909,518
1969	$265,040,036	$1,962,050,556
1970	$274,960,700	$2,215,028,588
1971	$322,128,019	$2,417,108,578
1972	$410,669,264	$2,112,293,280
1973	$541,973,363	$3,006,766,758
1974	$585,364,634	$2,894,409,938
1975	$767,102,680	$2,810,106,383
1976	$754,549,601	$2,765,254,237
1977	$765,224,029	$3,189,428,571
1978	$878,771,772	$3,662,478,185
1979	$1,198,749,667	$4,020,227,920
1980	$1,705,796,853	$4,445,228,216
1981	$1,993,512,323	$4,222,441,860
1982	$2,160,640,565	$4,035,994,398
1983	$2,097,274,290	$4,057,275,132
1984	$2,193,581,365	$4,412,279,843
1985	$2,160,872,540	$4,504,306,723
1986	$1,849,268,212	$5,735,677,434
1987	$2,297,753,652	$5,074,829,932
1988	$2,212,536,312	$5,197,765,032
1989	$2,389,593,026	$5,251,858,440
1990	$2,798,746,050	$5,889,106,573
1991	$2,724,853,506	$6,603,185,268
1992	$2,933,222,703	$6,416,103,926
1993	$2,684,323,623	$5,968,922,939
1994	$1,769,365,438	$5,446,383,727
1995	$2,116,003,868	$6,464,382,808
1996	$2,540,697,539	$6,932,991,739
1997	$2,322,719,103	$6,891,443,192
1998	$1,949,481,379	$7,482,069,162
1999	$2,354,772,960	$7,718,109,982
2000	$3,227,927,698	$4,982,850,662
2001	$2,796,704,604	$5,314,872,854
2002	$3,034,250,924	$6,166,197,848
2003	$3,503,723,088	$7,632,723,556
2004	$4,656,974,940	$8,881,417,907
2005	$6,650,001,680	$10,744,568,381
2006	$8,072,305,029	$20,885,037,597
2007	$8,782,703,437	$24,827,339,138
2008	$11,649,857,673	$28,679,383,241
2009	$9,723,299,915	$26,048,720,006
2010	$13,148,396,212	$32,197,655,567
2011	$15,655,383,577	$39,336,668,081
2012	$17,692,911,296	$41,271,701,061
2013	$17,958,720,699	$62,845,721,960
2014	$17,919,321,078	$54,678,533,806
2015	$12,434,793,867	$49,436,806,230
2016	$10,931,328,151	$56,144,179,398
2017	$11,834,473,039	$60,385,409,435
2018	$14,773,900,289	$67,259,353,966
2019	$13,976,637,780	$68,352,629,246
2020	$11,468,687,464	$70,008,243,860
2021	$14,825,690,211	$79,514,204,730
2022	$15,817,030,157	$73,919,003,210
2023	$15,321,055,818	$80,547,146,878
2024	$15,719,985,776	$82,825,288,889

Congo and Ghana economies compared

GDP per capita

Congo

Ghana

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Congo	Ghana
1960	$124.7	$174.9
1961	$139.9	$181.9
1962	$149.6	$188.4
1963	$150.7	$205
1964	$158.1	$225
1965	$164.2	$260.5
1966	$177.6	$263.3
1967	$185.7	$211.2
1968	$190.8	$196.7
1969	$195.4	$225.8
1970	$196.7	$248.2
1971	$223.5	$263.4
1972	$276.3	$223.8
1973	$353	$310
1974	$370	$289.4
1975	$471	$273
1976	$453	$261
1977	$448	$292.3
1978	$503	$326
1979	$670	$347
1980	$933	$372
1981	$1,066	$344
1982	$1,131	$319
1983	$1,075	$311
1984	$1,097	$330
1985	$1,049	$330
1986	$872	$411
1987	$1,052	$355
1988	$984	$355
1989	$1,033	$350
1990	$1,176	$383
1991	$1,113	$418
1992	$1,164	$396
1993	$1,034	$360
1994	$662	$321
1995	$770	$372
1996	$899	$389
1997	$804	$378
1998	$660	$400
1999	$776	$403
2000	$1,024	$253.7
2001	$855	$263.5
2002	$906	$297.5
2003	$1,017	$358
2004	$1,306	$406
2005	$1,799	$479
2006	$2,104	$906
2007	$2,206	$1,050
2008	$2,832	$1,183
2009	$2,271	$1,048
2010	$2,947	$1,264
2011	$3,396	$1,507
2012	$3,732	$1,544
2013	$3,697	$2,295
2014	$3,601	$1,950
2015	$2,439	$1,723
2016	$2,093	$1,912
2017	$2,212	$2,012
2018	$2,694	$2,195
2019	$2,488	$2,187
2020	$1,994	$2,195
2021	$2,516	$2,445
2022	$2,621	$2,230
2023	$2,478	$2,384
2024	$2,482	$2,406

Congo vs. Ghana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Congo

Ghana

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Congo	Ghana
1950	39.6	43.1
1951	40.3	43.6
1952	41.1	44
1953	41.9	44.5
1954	42.6	45
1955	43.4	45.4
1956	44.3	45.7
1957	45.1	46.1
1958	46	46.4
1959	46.8	46.7
1960	47.6	46.9
1961	48.4	47.1
1962	49	47.3
1963	49.7	47.5
1964	50.4	47.6
1965	51	47.7
1966	51.6	47.7
1967	51.9	47.7
1968	52.6	47.8
1969	53.1	47.9
1970	53.6	47.9
1971	54	47.9
1972	54.4	48.3
1973	54.7	48.6
1974	55.1	48.9
1975	55.4	49.3
1976	55.7	49.7
1977	56	50.1
1978	56.2	50.5
1979	56.5	50.8
1980	56.8	51.1
1981	57.1	51.3
1982	57.2	51.4
1983	57.4	51.8
1984	57.5	52.2
1985	57.6	52.7
1986	57.6	53.3
1987	57.6	53.8
1988	57.5	54.4
1989	57.3	54.9
1990	57.1	55.4
1991	56.8	55.7
1992	56.5	56.1
1993	56	56.3
1994	55.6	56.2
1995	55.5	56.7
1996	55.2	57
1997	48.6	57.2
1998	52.6	57.5
1999	54.4	57.8
2000	55.4	58.1
2001	55.9	58.4
2002	56.4	58.7
2003	57.1	59
2004	58	59.3
2005	58.7	59.6
2006	59.5	60
2007	60.1	60.3
2008	60.8	60.6
2009	61.2	60.9
2010	61.7	61.3
2011	62.3	61.6
2012	62.7	62
2013	63	62.4
2014	63.3	62.8
2015	63.7	63.2
2016	63.9	63.5
2017	64.2	63.8
2018	64.5	64.1
2019	63.2	64.5
2020	64.4	64.3
2021	64.2	64.3
2022	65	65.2
2023	65.8	65.5
2024	66	65.7
2025	66.2	65.9

Congo and Ghana population clocks and comparison

Population

Congo

Ghana

Table

Year	Population
	Congo	Ghana
1960	1,056,732	6,961,215
1961	1,084,389	7,162,667
1962	1,113,175	7,337,375
1963	1,143,263	7,514,714
1964	1,174,816	7,695,739
1965	1,207,880	7,882,606
1966	1,242,534	8,074,521
1967	1,278,691	8,271,913
1968	1,316,519	8,475,729
1969	1,356,182	8,690,383
1970	1,397,638	8,925,813
1971	1,441,039	9,176,264
1972	1,486,468	9,438,187
1973	1,533,680	9,714,617
1974	1,582,301	10,000,523
1975	1,627,032	10,294,308
1976	1,667,225	10,594,913
1977	1,707,568	10,911,871
1978	1,748,089	11,248,450
1979	1,788,524	11,597,255
1980	1,828,985	11,941,448
1981	1,869,759	12,281,712
1982	1,910,430	12,643,819
1983	1,950,321	13,029,836
1984	1,999,528	13,370,590
1985	2,059,311	13,661,229
1986	2,120,602	13,965,217
1987	2,183,473	14,289,108
1988	2,247,653	14,636,568
1989	2,313,558	15,006,813
1990	2,380,560	15,394,648
1991	2,449,229	15,787,496
1992	2,519,465	16,184,855
1993	2,595,124	16,589,519
1994	2,673,144	16,993,190
1995	2,749,461	17,399,017
1996	2,826,785	17,810,181
1997	2,887,862	18,238,958
1998	2,952,061	18,688,036
1999	3,032,874	19,149,864
2000	3,151,345	19,637,087
2001	3,272,537	20,167,069
2002	3,350,771	20,729,388
2003	3,445,753	21,296,705
2004	3,565,554	21,868,298
2005	3,696,393	22,449,438
2006	3,837,409	23,040,702
2007	3,980,430	23,642,279
2008	4,113,517	24,249,946
2009	4,281,219	24,862,664
2010	4,462,290	25,474,995
2011	4,609,724	26,095,088
2012	4,740,450	26,734,268
2013	4,857,099	27,386,193
2014	4,975,880	28,041,592
2015	5,097,581	28,696,068
2016	5,222,536	29,356,742
2017	5,351,011	30,008,354
2018	5,483,118	30,637,585
2019	5,616,661	31,258,945
2020	5,752,791	31,887,809
2021	5,892,183	32,518,665
2022	6,035,104	33,149,152
2023	6,182,885	33,787,914
2024	6,332,961	34,427,414

Fertility rates in Congo and Ghana

Fertility rate

Congo

Ghana

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Congo	Ghana
1960	6.09	6.89
1961	6.09	6.91
1962	6.1	6.94
1963	6.15	6.94
1964	6.18	6.9
1965	6.23	6.88
1966	6.27	6.86
1967	6.29	6.89
1968	6.33	6.89
1969	6.35	6.95
1970	6.38	6.95
1971	6.42	6.95
1972	6.44	6.92
1973	6.42	6.87
1974	6.39	6.82
1975	6.36	6.76
1976	6.32	6.7
1977	6.27	6.64
1978	6.21	6.56
1979	6.14	6.51
1980	6.07	6.47
1981	5.98	6.42
1982	5.85	6.31
1983	5.76	6.23
1984	5.66	6.15
1985	5.59	6.12
1986	5.51	6.08
1987	5.46	6.02
1988	5.39	5.92
1989	5.33	5.82
1990	5.27	5.74
1991	5.22	5.63
1992	5.18	5.52
1993	5.13	5.41
1994	5.1	5.25
1995	5.07	5.11
1996	5.03	4.96
1997	5	4.88
1998	4.91	4.83
1999	4.81	4.82
2000	4.72	4.83
2001	4.67	4.77
2002	4.7	4.69
2003	4.7	4.6
2004	4.69	4.5
2005	4.67	4.5
2006	4.65	4.4
2007	4.65	4.29
2008	4.73	4.22
2009	4.81	4.18
2010	4.85	4.18
2011	4.83	4.18
2012	4.79	4.15
2013	4.73	4.11
2014	4.67	4.03
2015	4.61	3.98
2016	4.55	3.87
2017	4.5	3.72
2018	4.44	3.65
2019	4.38	3.59
2020	4.33	3.54
2021	4.28	3.49
2022	4.22	3.43
2023	4.16	3.4

Congo and Ghana demographics compared

Median age

Congo

Ghana

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Congo	Ghana
1960	18.8	17.7
1961	18.7	17.4
1962	18.6	17.2
1963	18.4	16.9
1964	18.3	16.7
1965	18.2	16.5
1966	18.1	16.4
1967	17.9	16.2
1968	17.8	16.1
1969	17.7	16
1970	17.6	15.9
1971	17.5	15.9
1972	17.4	15.8
1973	17.4	15.8
1974	17.3	15.8
1975	17.2	15.9
1976	17.1	16
1977	17	16.2
1978	17	16.4
1979	17	16.5
1980	17	16.7
1981	17	16.7
1982	17.1	16.9
1983	17.2	17
1984	17.2	17.1
1985	17.3	17.1
1986	17.4	17.1
1987	17.4	17.1
1988	17.5	17.1
1989	17.6	17.1
1990	17.7	17.2
1991	17.7	17.2
1992	17.8	17.3
1993	17.9	17.4
1994	18	17.5
1995	18.1	17.6
1996	18.1	17.7
1997	18.1	17.9
1998	18.1	18.1
1999	18.2	18.3
2000	18.5	18.4
2001	18.8	18.6
2002	18.8	18.8
2003	18.9	19
2004	19	19.1
2005	19.2	19.3
2006	19.3	19.5
2007	19.5	19.7
2008	19.5	19.9
2009	19.7	20
2010	19.8	20.2
2011	19.7	20.3
2012	19.6	20.5
2013	19.5	20.6
2014	19.4	20.7
2015	19.3	20.8
2016	19.2	20.9
2017	19.2	21
2018	19.1	21.2
2019	19.1	21.3
2020	19.2	21.5
2021	19.2	21.7
2022	19.3	21.8
2023	19.4	22
2024	19.5	22.2

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