Congo vs Japan statistics compared

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 124M in Japan (ranked 12/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 140,761 sq mi for Japan (ranked 64th vs. 61st).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Japan ranks 4/197 ($4.03T). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Japan ranks 37/197 ($32,476).

Congo and Japan: Comparison Charts

Congo and Japan economies compared

GDP

Congo

Japan

Table

Year	GDP
	Congo	Japan
1960	$131,731,863	$47,419,238,274
1961	$151,675,739	$57,266,758,180
1962	$166,521,240	$64,987,857,542
1963	$172,233,431	$74,379,284,603
1964	$185,693,725	$87,490,590,818
1965	$198,318,064	$97,338,107,606
1966	$220,613,582	$113,046,784,179
1967	$237,397,428	$132,475,614,227
1968	$251,247,458	$156,897,496,759
1969	$265,040,036	$184,298,841,305
1970	$274,960,700	$217,223,652,719
1971	$322,128,019	$245,364,056,622
1972	$410,669,264	$324,933,841,269
1973	$541,973,363	$441,460,582,536
1974	$585,364,634	$490,035,789,970
1975	$767,102,680	$532,861,438,885
1976	$754,549,601	$598,883,902,156
1977	$765,224,029	$737,069,290,928
1978	$878,771,772	$1,035,611,588,217
1979	$1,198,749,667	$1,077,910,077,676
1980	$1,705,796,853	$1,129,377,244,854
1981	$1,993,512,323	$1,245,221,410,764
1982	$2,160,640,565	$1,158,731,426,906
1983	$2,097,274,290	$1,270,859,919,743
1984	$2,193,581,365	$1,345,824,500,837
1985	$2,160,872,540	$1,427,019,759,717
1986	$1,849,268,212	$2,120,083,812,110
1987	$2,297,753,652	$2,580,748,422,781
1988	$2,212,536,312	$3,125,724,434,401
1989	$2,389,593,026	$3,109,455,047,824
1990	$2,798,746,050	$3,185,904,656,664
1991	$2,724,853,506	$3,648,065,760,649
1992	$2,933,222,703	$3,980,702,922,118
1993	$2,684,323,623	$4,536,940,479,038
1994	$1,769,365,438	$4,998,797,547,741
1995	$2,116,003,868	$5,545,563,663,890
1996	$2,540,697,539	$4,923,391,533,852
1997	$2,322,719,103	$4,492,448,605,639
1998	$1,949,481,379	$4,098,362,709,531
1999	$2,354,772,960	$4,635,982,224,064
2000	$3,227,927,698	$4,968,359,075,957
2001	$2,796,704,604	$4,374,711,694,091
2002	$3,034,250,924	$4,182,846,045,874
2003	$3,503,723,088	$4,519,561,645,254
2004	$4,656,974,940	$4,893,116,005,657
2005	$6,650,001,680	$4,831,467,035,390
2006	$8,072,305,029	$4,601,663,122,650
2007	$8,782,703,437	$4,579,750,920,355
2008	$11,649,857,673	$5,106,679,115,127
2009	$9,723,299,915	$5,289,493,117,994
2010	$13,148,396,212	$5,759,071,769,013
2011	$15,655,383,577	$6,233,147,172,341
2012	$17,692,911,296	$6,272,362,996,105
2013	$17,958,720,699	$5,212,328,181,166
2014	$17,919,321,078	$4,896,994,405,353
2015	$12,434,793,867	$4,444,930,651,964
2016	$10,931,328,151	$5,003,677,627,544
2017	$11,834,473,039	$4,930,837,369,151
2018	$14,773,900,289	$5,040,880,939,325
2019	$13,976,637,780	$5,117,993,853,017
2020	$11,468,687,464	$5,054,068,005,376
2021	$14,825,690,211	$5,039,148,168,861
2022	$15,817,030,157	$4,262,463,317,797
2023	$15,321,055,818	$4,213,167,237,906
2024	$15,719,985,776	$4,026,210,821,147

Congo and Japan economies compared

GDP per capita

Congo

Japan

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Congo	Japan
1960	$124.7	$509
1961	$139.9	$609
1962	$149.6	$685
1963	$150.7	$776
1964	$158.1	$903
1965	$164.2	$994
1966	$177.6	$1,144
1967	$185.7	$1,326
1968	$190.8	$1,553
1969	$195.4	$1,803
1970	$196.7	$2,101
1971	$223.5	$2,321
1972	$276.3	$3,031
1973	$353	$4,061
1974	$370	$4,448
1975	$471	$4,776
1976	$453	$5,310
1977	$448	$6,473
1978	$503	$9,012
1979	$670	$9,301
1980	$933	$9,669
1981	$1,066	$10,583
1982	$1,131	$9,780
1983	$1,075	$10,652
1984	$1,097	$11,207
1985	$1,049	$11,809
1986	$872	$17,452
1987	$1,052	$21,142
1988	$984	$25,500
1989	$1,033	$25,266
1990	$1,176	$25,801
1991	$1,113	$29,428
1992	$1,164	$31,993
1993	$1,034	$36,345
1994	$662	$39,934
1995	$770	$44,198
1996	$899	$39,150
1997	$804	$35,638
1998	$660	$32,424
1999	$776	$36,610
2000	$1,024	$39,169
2001	$855	$34,406
2002	$906	$32,821
2003	$1,017	$35,387
2004	$1,306	$38,299
2005	$1,799	$37,813
2006	$2,104	$35,992
2007	$2,206	$35,779
2008	$2,832	$39,876
2009	$2,271	$41,309
2010	$2,947	$44,968
2011	$3,396	$48,760
2012	$3,732	$49,145
2013	$3,697	$40,899
2014	$3,601	$38,475
2015	$2,439	$34,961
2016	$2,093	$39,375
2017	$2,212	$38,834
2018	$2,694	$39,751
2019	$2,488	$40,416
2020	$1,994	$40,029
2021	$2,516	$40,095
2022	$2,621	$34,066
2023	$2,478	$33,836
2024	$2,482	$32,476

Congo vs. Japan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Congo

Japan

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Congo	Japan
1950	39.6	59.3
1951	40.3	61
1952	41.1	63
1953	41.9	63.3
1954	42.6	64.5
1955	43.4	65.7
1956	44.3	65.6
1957	45.1	65.4
1958	46	67
1959	46.8	67.5
1960	47.6	67.7
1961	48.4	68.4
1962	49	68.7
1963	49.7	69.7
1964	50.4	70.2
1965	51	70.3
1966	51.6	71.1
1967	51.9	71.4
1968	52.6	71.7
1969	53.1	71.9
1970	53.6	72
1971	54	72.8
1972	54.4	73.3
1973	54.7	73.4
1974	55.1	73.8
1975	55.4	74.4
1976	55.7	74.8
1977	56	75.3
1978	56.2	75.7
1979	56.5	76.2
1980	56.8	76.1
1981	57.1	76.6
1982	57.2	77.1
1983	57.4	77.1
1984	57.5	77.5
1985	57.6	77.8
1986	57.6	78.2
1987	57.6	78.6
1988	57.5	78.5
1989	57.3	79
1990	57.1	79
1991	56.8	79.3
1992	56.5	79.3
1993	56	79.4
1994	55.6	79.8
1995	55.5	79.7
1996	55.2	80.4
1997	48.6	80.6
1998	52.6	80.6
1999	54.4	80.6
2000	55.4	81.2
2001	55.9	81.5
2002	56.4	81.8
2003	57.1	81.9
2004	58	82.1
2005	58.7	82
2006	59.5	82.4
2007	60.1	82.5
2008	60.8	82.6
2009	61.2	83
2010	61.7	82.9
2011	62.3	82.7
2012	62.7	83.2
2013	63	83.4
2014	63.3	83.6
2015	63.7	83.9
2016	63.9	84.1
2017	64.2	84.2
2018	64.5	84.3
2019	63.2	84.4
2020	64.4	84.7
2021	64.2	84.6
2022	65	84.1
2023	65.8	84.7
2024	66	84.9
2025	66.2	85

Congo and Japan population clocks and comparison

Population

Congo

Japan

Table

Year	Population
	Congo	Japan
1960	1,056,732	93,216,000
1961	1,084,389	94,055,000
1962	1,113,175	94,933,000
1963	1,143,263	95,900,000
1964	1,174,816	96,903,000
1965	1,207,880	97,952,000
1966	1,242,534	98,851,000
1967	1,278,691	99,879,000
1968	1,316,519	101,011,000
1969	1,356,182	102,219,000
1970	1,397,638	103,403,000
1971	1,441,039	105,697,000
1972	1,486,468	107,188,000
1973	1,533,680	108,707,000
1974	1,582,301	110,162,000
1975	1,627,032	111,573,000
1976	1,667,225	112,775,000
1977	1,707,568	113,872,000
1978	1,748,089	114,913,000
1979	1,788,524	115,890,000
1980	1,828,985	116,807,000
1981	1,869,759	117,661,000
1982	1,910,430	118,480,000
1983	1,950,321	119,307,000
1984	1,999,528	120,083,000
1985	2,059,311	120,837,000
1986	2,120,602	121,482,000
1987	2,183,473	122,069,000
1988	2,247,653	122,578,000
1989	2,313,558	123,069,000
1990	2,380,560	123,478,000
1991	2,449,229	123,964,000
1992	2,519,465	124,425,000
1993	2,595,124	124,829,000
1994	2,673,144	125,178,000
1995	2,749,461	125,472,000
1996	2,826,785	125,757,000
1997	2,887,862	126,057,000
1998	2,952,061	126,400,000
1999	3,032,874	126,631,000
2000	3,151,345	126,843,000
2001	3,272,537	127,149,000
2002	3,350,771	127,445,000
2003	3,445,753	127,718,000
2004	3,565,554	127,761,000
2005	3,696,393	127,773,000
2006	3,837,409	127,854,000
2007	3,980,430	128,001,000
2008	4,113,517	128,063,000
2009	4,281,219	128,047,000
2010	4,462,290	128,070,000
2011	4,609,724	127,833,000
2012	4,740,450	127,629,000
2013	4,857,099	127,445,000
2014	4,975,880	127,276,000
2015	5,097,581	127,141,000
2016	5,222,536	127,076,000
2017	5,351,011	126,972,000
2018	5,483,118	126,811,000
2019	5,616,661	126,633,000
2020	5,752,791	126,261,000
2021	5,892,183	125,681,593
2022	6,035,104	125,124,989
2023	6,182,885	124,516,650
2024	6,332,961	123,975,371

Fertility rates in Congo and Japan

Fertility rate

Congo

Japan

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Congo	Japan
1960	6.09	2
1961	6.09	1.96
1962	6.1	1.98
1963	6.15	2
1964	6.18	2.05
1965	6.23	2.14
1966	6.27	1.58
1967	6.29	2.23
1968	6.33	2.13
1969	6.35	2.13
1970	6.38	2.13
1971	6.42	2.16
1972	6.44	2.14
1973	6.42	2.14
1974	6.39	2.05
1975	6.36	1.91
1976	6.32	1.85
1977	6.27	1.8
1978	6.21	1.79
1979	6.14	1.77
1980	6.07	1.75
1981	5.98	1.74
1982	5.85	1.77
1983	5.76	1.8
1984	5.66	1.81
1985	5.59	1.76
1986	5.51	1.72
1987	5.46	1.69
1988	5.39	1.66
1989	5.33	1.57
1990	5.27	1.54
1991	5.22	1.53
1992	5.18	1.5
1993	5.13	1.46
1994	5.1	1.5
1995	5.07	1.42
1996	5.03	1.43
1997	5	1.39
1998	4.91	1.38
1999	4.81	1.34
2000	4.72	1.36
2001	4.67	1.33
2002	4.7	1.32
2003	4.7	1.29
2004	4.69	1.29
2005	4.67	1.26
2006	4.65	1.32
2007	4.65	1.34
2008	4.73	1.37
2009	4.81	1.37
2010	4.85	1.39
2011	4.83	1.39
2012	4.79	1.41
2013	4.73	1.43
2014	4.67	1.42
2015	4.61	1.45
2016	4.55	1.44
2017	4.5	1.43
2018	4.44	1.42
2019	4.38	1.36
2020	4.33	1.33
2021	4.28	1.3
2022	4.22	1.26
2023	4.16	1.2

Congo and Japan demographics compared

Median age

Congo

Japan

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Congo	Japan
1960	18.8	25.8
1961	18.7	26.2
1962	18.6	26.5
1963	18.4	26.9
1964	18.3	27.2
1965	18.2	27.6
1966	18.1	28
1967	17.9	28.4
1968	17.8	28.6
1969	17.7	28.9
1970	17.6	29.2
1971	17.5	29.6
1972	17.4	29.9
1973	17.4	30.2
1974	17.3	30.4
1975	17.2	30.6
1976	17.1	30.9
1977	17	31.5
1978	17	32
1979	17	32.4
1980	17	32.8
1981	17	33.1
1982	17.1	33.7
1983	17.2	34.3
1984	17.2	34.9
1985	17.3	35.4
1986	17.4	35.9
1987	17.4	36.3
1988	17.5	36.8
1989	17.6	37.2
1990	17.7	37.7
1991	17.7	38.2
1992	17.8	38.7
1993	17.9	39.2
1994	18	39.6
1995	18.1	40
1996	18.1	40.3
1997	18.1	40.7
1998	18.1	41
1999	18.2	41.4
2000	18.5	41.8
2001	18.8	42.1
2002	18.8	42.5
2003	18.9	42.8
2004	19	43.2
2005	19.2	43.6
2006	19.3	43.9
2007	19.5	44.2
2008	19.5	44.6
2009	19.7	44.9
2010	19.8	45.2
2011	19.7	45.5
2012	19.6	45.8
2013	19.5	46.2
2014	19.4	46.6
2015	19.3	47
2016	19.2	47.3
2017	19.2	47.6
2018	19.1	48
2019	19.1	48.3
2020	19.2	48.7
2021	19.2	49.1
2022	19.3	49.5
2023	19.4	50
2024	19.5	50.4

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