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Congo vs Latvia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 1.86M in Latvia (ranked 149/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 24,027 sq mi for Latvia (ranked 64th vs. 121st).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Latvia
Population
6607609
1844219
Population rank 109/197 149/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$43.5B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 100/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$23,368
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 53/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$43,867
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$20.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
48.3%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$11,068
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 52/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$15,995
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
24,027 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
1.36
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
44.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
76.5 years
2025

Congo and Latvia: Comparison Charts

Congo and Latvia economies compared

GDP
Congo

Latvia
Year GDP
Congo Latvia
1960 $131,731,863 -
1961 $151,675,739 -
1962 $166,521,240 -
1963 $172,233,431 -
1964 $185,693,725 -
1965 $198,318,064 -
1966 $220,613,582 -
1967 $237,397,428 -
1968 $251,247,458 -
1969 $265,040,036 -
1970 $274,960,700 -
1971 $322,128,019 -
1972 $410,669,264 -
1973 $541,973,363 -
1974 $585,364,634 -
1975 $767,102,680 -
1976 $754,549,601 -
1977 $765,224,029 -
1978 $878,771,772 -
1979 $1,198,749,667 -
1980 $1,705,796,853 -
1981 $1,993,512,323 -
1982 $2,160,640,565 -
1983 $2,097,274,290 -
1984 $2,193,581,365 -
1985 $2,160,872,540 -
1986 $1,849,268,212 -
1987 $2,297,753,652 -
1988 $2,212,536,312 -
1989 $2,389,593,026 -
1990 $2,798,746,050 -
1991 $2,724,853,506 -
1992 $2,933,222,703 -
1993 $2,684,323,623 -
1994 $1,769,365,438 -
1995 $2,116,003,868 $5,608,208,785
1996 $2,540,697,539 $5,799,465,288
1997 $2,322,719,103 $6,349,481,007
1998 $1,949,481,379 $6,974,112,951
1999 $2,354,772,960 $7,324,192,890
2000 $3,227,927,698 $7,761,252,607
2001 $2,796,704,604 $8,190,888,740
2002 $3,034,250,924 $9,249,030,241
2003 $3,503,723,088 $11,244,337,720
2004 $4,656,974,940 $13,827,070,379
2005 $6,650,001,680 $16,306,935,905
2006 $8,072,305,029 $20,434,922,247
2007 $8,782,703,437 $29,420,499,248
2008 $11,649,857,673 $34,135,200,994
2009 $9,723,299,915 $25,691,530,442
2010 $13,148,396,212 $23,468,324,572
2011 $15,655,383,577 $26,575,547,901
2012 $17,692,911,296 $27,116,149,949
2013 $17,958,720,699 $29,152,128,168
2014 $17,919,321,078 $30,277,203,767
2015 $12,434,793,867 $26,344,565,877
2016 $10,931,328,151 $27,117,105,060
2017 $11,834,473,039 $29,391,059,767
2018 $14,773,900,289 $33,247,935,477
2019 $13,976,637,780 $33,099,503,951
2020 $11,468,687,464 $33,379,927,435
2021 $14,825,690,211 $38,183,326,785
2022 $15,817,030,157 $38,014,713,596
2023 $15,321,055,818 $42,572,151,720
2024 $15,719,985,776 $43,520,773,851

Congo and Latvia economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Latvia
Year GDP per capita
Congo Latvia
1960 $124.7 -
1961 $139.9 -
1962 $149.6 -
1963 $150.7 -
1964 $158.1 -
1965 $164.2 -
1966 $177.6 -
1967 $185.7 -
1968 $190.8 -
1969 $195.4 -
1970 $196.7 -
1971 $223.5 -
1972 $276.3 -
1973 $353 -
1974 $370 -
1975 $471 -
1976 $453 -
1977 $448 -
1978 $503 -
1979 $670 -
1980 $933 -
1981 $1,066 -
1982 $1,131 -
1983 $1,075 -
1984 $1,097 -
1985 $1,049 -
1986 $872 -
1987 $1,052 -
1988 $984 -
1989 $1,033 -
1990 $1,176 -
1991 $1,113 -
1992 $1,164 -
1993 $1,034 -
1994 $662 -
1995 $770 $2,257
1996 $899 $2,360
1997 $804 $2,610
1998 $660 $2,894
1999 $776 $3,064
2000 $1,024 $3,278
2001 $855 $3,505
2002 $906 $4,004
2003 $1,017 $4,915
2004 $1,306 $6,110
2005 $1,799 $7,284
2006 $2,104 $9,212
2007 $2,206 $13,371
2008 $2,832 $15,678
2009 $2,271 $11,996
2010 $2,947 $11,188
2011 $3,396 $12,903
2012 $3,732 $13,329
2013 $3,697 $14,484
2014 $3,601 $15,186
2015 $2,439 $13,322
2016 $2,093 $13,839
2017 $2,212 $15,132
2018 $2,694 $17,252
2019 $2,488 $17,295
2020 $1,994 $17,564
2021 $2,516 $20,262
2022 $2,621 $20,227
2023 $2,478 $22,676
2024 $2,482 $23,368

Congo vs. Latvia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Latvia
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Latvia
1950 39.6 64.6
1951 40.3 65.2
1952 41.1 65.7
1953 41.9 66.2
1954 42.6 66.7
1955 43.4 67.1
1956 44.3 67.6
1957 45.1 68.3
1958 46 68.9
1959 46.8 69.5
1960 47.6 70.3
1961 48.4 70.5
1962 49 69.9
1963 49.7 70.3
1964 50.4 71.5
1965 51 71.2
1966 51.6 71.2
1967 51.9 70.9
1968 52.6 70.5
1969 53.1 70.2
1970 53.6 70.2
1971 54 70.6
1972 54.4 70.3
1973 54.7 70.2
1974 55.1 70.1
1975 55.4 69.3
1976 55.7 69.4
1977 56 69.4
1978 56.2 69.3
1979 56.5 68.8
1980 56.8 69.1
1981 57.1 69.1
1982 57.2 69.6
1983 57.4 69.4
1984 57.5 69.4
1985 57.6 69.6
1986 57.6 71
1987 57.6 71
1988 57.5 70.9
1989 57.3 70.4
1990 57.1 69.5
1991 56.8 69.2
1992 56.5 68.5
1993 56 66.6
1994 55.6 65.2
1995 55.5 66
1996 55.2 68.6
1997 48.6 69.2
1998 52.6 68.9
1999 54.4 69.6
2000 55.4 70.2
2001 55.9 69.9
2002 56.4 70.2
2003 57.1 70.6
2004 58 70.9
2005 58.7 70.6
2006 59.5 70.6
2007 60.1 70.8
2008 60.8 72
2009 61.2 72.7
2010 61.7 73
2011 62.3 73.7
2012 62.7 73.9
2013 63 74.2
2014 63.3 74.3
2015 63.7 74.7
2016 63.9 74.8
2017 64.2 74.8
2018 64.5 75
2019 63.2 75.6
2020 64.4 75.5
2021 64.2 73.2
2022 65 74.9
2023 65.8 76.2
2024 66 76.3
2025 66.2 76.5

Congo and Latvia population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Latvia
Year Population
Congo Latvia
1960 1,056,732 2,120,979
1961 1,084,389 2,152,681
1962 1,113,175 2,181,586
1963 1,143,263 2,210,919
1964 1,174,816 2,240,623
1965 1,207,880 2,265,919
1966 1,242,534 2,283,217
1967 1,278,691 2,301,220
1968 1,316,519 2,323,619
1969 1,356,182 2,343,173
1970 1,397,638 2,359,164
1971 1,441,039 2,376,389
1972 1,486,468 2,395,674
1973 1,533,680 2,415,819
1974 1,582,301 2,437,186
1975 1,627,032 2,456,130
1976 1,667,225 2,470,989
1977 1,707,568 2,485,073
1978 1,748,089 2,497,921
1979 1,788,524 2,505,953
1980 1,828,985 2,511,701
1981 1,869,759 2,519,421
1982 1,910,430 2,531,080
1983 1,950,321 2,546,011
1984 1,999,528 2,562,047
1985 2,059,311 2,578,873
1986 2,120,602 2,599,892
1987 2,183,473 2,626,583
1988 2,247,653 2,653,434
1989 2,313,558 2,666,955
1990 2,380,560 2,663,151
1991 2,449,229 2,650,581
1992 2,519,465 2,614,338
1993 2,595,124 2,563,290
1994 2,673,144 2,520,742
1995 2,749,461 2,485,056
1996 2,826,785 2,457,222
1997 2,887,862 2,432,851
1998 2,952,061 2,410,019
1999 3,032,874 2,390,482
2000 3,151,345 2,367,550
2001 3,272,537 2,337,170
2002 3,350,771 2,310,173
2003 3,445,753 2,287,955
2004 3,565,554 2,263,122
2005 3,696,393 2,238,799
2006 3,837,409 2,218,357
2007 3,980,430 2,200,325
2008 4,113,517 2,177,322
2009 4,281,219 2,141,669
2010 4,462,290 2,097,555
2011 4,609,724 2,059,709
2012 4,740,450 2,034,319
2013 4,857,099 2,012,647
2014 4,975,880 1,993,782
2015 5,097,581 1,977,527
2016 5,222,536 1,959,537
2017 5,351,011 1,942,248
2018 5,483,118 1,927,174
2019 5,616,661 1,913,822
2020 5,752,791 1,900,449
2021 5,892,183 1,884,490
2022 6,035,104 1,879,383
2023 6,182,885 1,877,445
2024 6,332,961 1,862,441

Fertility rates in Congo and Latvia

Fertility rate
Congo

Latvia
Year Fertility rate
Congo Latvia
1960 6.09 1.94
1961 6.09 1.94
1962 6.1 1.91
1963 6.15 1.85
1964 6.18 1.79
1965 6.23 1.74
1966 6.27 1.76
1967 6.29 1.8
1968 6.33 1.83
1969 6.35 1.88
1970 6.38 1.96
1971 6.42 2
1972 6.44 2
1973 6.42 1.98
1974 6.39 1.97
1975 6.36 1.96
1976 6.32 1.93
1977 6.27 1.89
1978 6.21 1.87
1979 6.14 1.87
1980 6.07 1.86
1981 5.98 1.88
1982 5.85 1.97
1983 5.76 2.07
1984 5.66 2.09
1985 5.59 2.08
1986 5.51 2.12
1987 5.46 2.15
1988 5.39 2.11
1989 5.33 2.05
1990 5.27 2.02
1991 5.22 1.86
1992 5.18 1.73
1993 5.13 1.51
1994 5.1 1.39
1995 5.07 1.25
1996 5.03 1.16
1997 5 1.11
1998 4.91 1.09
1999 4.81 1.16
2000 4.72 1.25
2001 4.67 1.22
2002 4.7 1.26
2003 4.7 1.32
2004 4.69 1.29
2005 4.67 1.39
2006 4.65 1.46
2007 4.65 1.54
2008 4.73 1.58
2009 4.81 1.46
2010 4.85 1.36
2011 4.83 1.33
2012 4.79 1.44
2013 4.73 1.52
2014 4.67 1.65
2015 4.61 1.7
2016 4.55 1.74
2017 4.5 1.69
2018 4.44 1.6
2019 4.38 1.61
2020 4.33 1.55
2021 4.28 1.57
2022 4.22 1.47
2023 4.16 1.36

Congo and Latvia demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Latvia
Year Median age, years
Congo Latvia
1960 18.8 32.3
1961 18.7 32.4
1962 18.6 32.6
1963 18.4 32.8
1964 18.3 33
1965 18.2 33.2
1966 18.1 33.5
1967 17.9 33.8
1968 17.8 34
1969 17.7 34.1
1970 17.6 34.2
1971 17.5 34.3
1972 17.4 34.5
1973 17.4 34.6
1974 17.3 34.7
1975 17.2 34.9
1976 17.1 35
1977 17 35.1
1978 17 35.1
1979 17 35.1
1980 17 34.9
1981 17 34.8
1982 17.1 34.7
1983 17.2 34.6
1984 17.2 34.7
1985 17.3 34.7
1986 17.4 34.7
1987 17.4 34.6
1988 17.5 34.6
1989 17.6 34.5
1990 17.7 34.6
1991 17.7 34.8
1992 17.8 35.2
1993 17.9 35.6
1994 18 36
1995 18.1 36.2
1996 18.1 36.6
1997 18.1 36.9
1998 18.1 37.3
1999 18.2 37.6
2000 18.5 37.9
2001 18.8 38.3
2002 18.8 38.6
2003 18.9 38.9
2004 19 39.2
2005 19.2 39.4
2006 19.3 39.7
2007 19.5 39.9
2008 19.5 40.1
2009 19.7 40.5
2010 19.8 41.1
2011 19.7 41.6
2012 19.6 42
2013 19.5 42.3
2014 19.4 42.5
2015 19.3 42.8
2016 19.2 43
2017 19.2 43.2
2018 19.1 43.4
2019 19.1 43.6
2020 19.2 43.8
2021 19.2 43.9
2022 19.3 44
2023 19.4 44.1
2024 19.5 44.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Latvia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$40.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
4.32%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
2.27%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
9,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-3.63%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
6.88%
2024
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
63.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
19.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
71.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
26.2%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
2.6%
2023
Listed domestic companies n/a
56
2003
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$5.14B
2024
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$1.34B
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
3,204,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
7.25%
2007
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
95%
2024

Energy

Congo Latvia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
2,248 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$18.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
6.55 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
3.49 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
47.8%
2023
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
44%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
8.79%
2023
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
34.3%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
3,629 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
63.6%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
59.4%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Congo Latvia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-2,225
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
68.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.94 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
74.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
70
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
2.5
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
8.1
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
172
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
99.9%
2021
English speaking
0%
2025
45.9%
2023
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
92.7%
2024

Health

Congo Latvia
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$1,642
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$505
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
76.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
0.18%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
3.38
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
28 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
19
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
3
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
24.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
75
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
33.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
12.9 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Latvia
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.04%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
12,901 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
7,610 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
13,214 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
n/a

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