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Congo vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 64th vs. 160th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Lebanon
Population
6607609
5888008
Population rank 109/197 115/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 141/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 148/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$15B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 113/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

Congo and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

Congo and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
Congo

Lebanon
Year GDP
Congo Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $2,389,593,026 $2,717,998,688
1990 $2,798,746,050 $2,838,485,354
1991 $2,724,853,506 $4,690,415,093
1992 $2,933,222,703 $5,843,579,161
1993 $2,684,323,623 $7,941,744,492
1994 $1,769,365,438 $9,599,127,050
1995 $2,116,003,868 $11,718,795,529
1996 $2,540,697,539 $13,690,217,334
1997 $2,322,719,103 $15,751,867,489
1998 $1,949,481,379 $17,247,179,006
1999 $2,354,772,960 $17,391,056,369
2000 $3,227,927,698 $17,260,364,842
2001 $2,796,704,604 $17,649,751,244
2002 $3,034,250,924 $19,152,238,806
2003 $3,503,723,088 $20,082,918,740
2004 $4,656,974,940 $21,159,827,992
2005 $6,650,001,680 $21,497,336,499
2006 $8,072,305,029 $22,022,709,851
2007 $8,782,703,437 $24,827,355,015
2008 $11,649,857,673 $29,118,916,105
2009 $9,723,299,915 $35,399,582,929
2010 $13,148,396,212 $38,443,907,042
2011 $15,655,383,577 $39,927,125,962
2012 $17,692,911,296 $44,016,799,516
2013 $17,958,720,699 $46,880,103,081
2014 $17,919,321,078 $48,095,213,747
2015 $12,434,793,867 $49,929,337,837
2016 $10,931,328,151 $51,147,308,774
2017 $11,834,473,039 $53,027,680,686
2018 $14,773,900,289 $54,901,519,156
2019 $13,976,637,780 $51,605,959,131
2020 $11,468,687,464 $31,712,128,254
2021 $14,825,690,211 $23,131,941,557
2022 $15,817,030,157 $20,992,421,949
2023 $15,321,055,818 $20,078,620,357
2024 $15,719,985,776 -

Congo and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
Congo Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $1,033 $771
1990 $1,176 $790
1991 $1,113 $1,278
1992 $1,164 $1,559
1993 $1,034 $2,079
1994 $662 $2,468
1995 $770 $2,959
1996 $899 $3,393
1997 $804 $3,834
1998 $660 $4,125
1999 $776 $4,087
2000 $1,024 $3,987
2001 $855 $4,010
2002 $906 $4,291
2003 $1,017 $4,438
2004 $1,306 $4,601
2005 $1,799 $4,602
2006 $2,104 $4,635
2007 $2,206 $5,125
2008 $2,832 $5,912
2009 $2,271 $7,091
2010 $2,947 $7,626
2011 $3,396 $7,835
2012 $3,732 $8,407
2013 $3,697 $8,162
2014 $3,601 $7,578
2015 $2,439 $7,714
2016 $2,093 $8,089
2017 $2,212 $8,608
2018 $2,694 $9,175
2019 $2,488 $8,906
2020 $1,994 $5,561
2021 $2,516 $4,045
2022 $2,621 $3,654
2023 $2,478 $3,478
2024 $2,482 -

Congo vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Lebanon
1950 39.6 59.9
1951 40.3 60.3
1952 41.1 60.8
1953 41.9 61.2
1954 42.6 61.6
1955 43.4 61.5
1956 44.3 62.2
1957 45.1 62.8
1958 46 61.2
1959 46.8 63.6
1960 47.6 63.9
1961 48.4 64.3
1962 49 64.6
1963 49.7 64.9
1964 50.4 65.1
1965 51 65.3
1966 51.6 65.5
1967 51.9 65.7
1968 52.6 65.8
1969 53.1 65.9
1970 53.6 66
1971 54 66.1
1972 54.4 66.2
1973 54.7 66.3
1974 55.1 66.4
1975 55.4 57.7
1976 55.7 36.4
1977 56 60.3
1978 56.2 60
1979 56.5 59.6
1980 56.8 59.9
1981 57.1 60.3
1982 57.2 47.2
1983 57.4 60.8
1984 57.5 61.2
1985 57.6 61.6
1986 57.6 62
1987 57.6 62.5
1988 57.5 62.9
1989 57.3 65.1
1990 57.1 65.5
1991 56.8 70.9
1992 56.5 71.2
1993 56 71.6
1994 55.6 72
1995 55.5 72.4
1996 55.2 72.6
1997 48.6 72.9
1998 52.6 73.2
1999 54.4 73.5
2000 55.4 73.9
2001 55.9 74.4
2002 56.4 74.8
2003 57.1 75.3
2004 58 75.7
2005 58.7 76.1
2006 59.5 75.7
2007 60.1 76.7
2008 60.8 77
2009 61.2 77.3
2010 61.7 77.5
2011 62.3 77.8
2012 62.7 77.9
2013 63 78
2014 63.3 78.1
2015 63.7 78.3
2016 63.9 78.3
2017 64.2 78.2
2018 64.5 78.3
2019 63.2 78.2
2020 64.4 76.3
2021 64.2 73.6
2022 65 78
2023 65.8 77.8
2024 66 77.9
2025 66.2 78.1

Congo and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Lebanon
Year Population
Congo Lebanon
1960 1,056,732 1,794,406
1961 1,084,389 1,850,084
1962 1,113,175 1,909,578
1963 1,143,263 1,970,316
1964 1,174,816 2,030,543
1965 1,207,880 2,088,831
1966 1,242,534 2,148,260
1967 1,278,691 2,206,731
1968 1,316,519 2,266,368
1969 1,356,182 2,328,159
1970 1,397,638 2,386,114
1971 1,441,039 2,446,314
1972 1,486,468 2,509,729
1973 1,533,680 2,572,935
1974 1,582,301 2,635,185
1975 1,627,032 2,693,191
1976 1,667,225 2,726,469
1977 1,707,568 2,762,155
1978 1,748,089 2,822,682
1979 1,788,524 2,882,635
1980 1,828,985 2,944,763
1981 1,869,759 3,008,981
1982 1,910,430 3,054,931
1983 1,950,321 3,094,996
1984 1,999,528 3,152,744
1985 2,059,311 3,217,376
1986 2,120,602 3,300,365
1987 2,183,473 3,385,555
1988 2,247,653 3,454,649
1989 2,313,558 3,525,285
1990 2,380,560 3,595,175
1991 2,449,229 3,668,912
1992 2,519,465 3,747,371
1993 2,595,124 3,820,647
1994 2,673,144 3,889,799
1995 2,749,461 3,960,735
1996 2,826,785 4,034,781
1997 2,887,862 4,108,405
1998 2,952,061 4,181,281
1999 3,032,874 4,255,277
2000 3,151,345 4,329,340
2001 3,272,537 4,401,918
2002 3,350,771 4,463,504
2003 3,445,753 4,525,508
2004 3,565,554 4,599,279
2005 3,696,393 4,671,102
2006 3,837,409 4,751,136
2007 3,980,430 4,844,118
2008 4,113,517 4,925,354
2009 4,281,219 4,992,287
2010 4,462,290 5,041,288
2011 4,609,724 5,096,020
2012 4,740,450 5,235,742
2013 4,857,099 5,743,436
2014 4,975,880 6,346,990
2015 5,097,581 6,472,469
2016 5,222,536 6,323,060
2017 5,351,011 6,160,128
2018 5,483,118 5,984,119
2019 5,616,661 5,794,594
2020 5,752,791 5,702,398
2021 5,892,183 5,718,122
2022 6,035,104 5,744,489
2023 6,182,885 5,773,493
2024 6,332,961 5,805,962

Fertility rates in Congo and Lebanon

Fertility rate
Congo

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
Congo Lebanon
1960 6.09 5.88
1961 6.09 5.89
1962 6.1 5.9
1963 6.15 5.91
1964 6.18 5.85
1965 6.23 5.77
1966 6.27 5.68
1967 6.29 5.57
1968 6.33 5.45
1969 6.35 5.32
1970 6.38 5.19
1971 6.42 5.05
1972 6.44 4.91
1973 6.42 4.79
1974 6.39 4.65
1975 6.36 4.52
1976 6.32 4.39
1977 6.27 4.28
1978 6.21 4.18
1979 6.14 4.08
1980 6.07 4.01
1981 5.98 3.95
1982 5.85 3.86
1983 5.76 3.73
1984 5.66 3.66
1985 5.59 3.53
1986 5.51 3.47
1987 5.46 3.42
1988 5.39 3.39
1989 5.33 3.36
1990 5.27 3.27
1991 5.22 3.16
1992 5.18 3.05
1993 5.13 2.94
1994 5.1 2.82
1995 5.07 2.73
1996 5.03 2.7
1997 5 2.67
1998 4.91 2.65
1999 4.81 2.63
2000 4.72 2.6
2001 4.67 2.58
2002 4.7 2.52
2003 4.7 2.46
2004 4.69 2.38
2005 4.67 2.29
2006 4.65 2.24
2007 4.65 2.2
2008 4.73 2.17
2009 4.81 2.19
2010 4.85 2.26
2011 4.83 2.32
2012 4.79 2.35
2013 4.73 2.36
2014 4.67 2.38
2015 4.61 2.38
2016 4.55 2.39
2017 4.5 2.37
2018 4.44 2.35
2019 4.38 2.33
2020 4.33 2.31
2021 4.28 2.28
2022 4.22 2.26
2023 4.16 2.24

Congo and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
Congo Lebanon
1960 18.8 19.9
1961 18.7 19.5
1962 18.6 19.1
1963 18.4 18.7
1964 18.3 18.4
1965 18.2 18.2
1966 18.1 18.1
1967 17.9 18
1968 17.8 18
1969 17.7 18.1
1970 17.6 18.2
1971 17.5 18.3
1972 17.4 18.5
1973 17.4 18.7
1974 17.3 18.9
1975 17.2 19
1976 17.1 19.1
1977 17 19.2
1978 17 19.4
1979 17 19.6
1980 17 19.8
1981 17 19.9
1982 17.1 20.1
1983 17.2 20.3
1984 17.2 20.5
1985 17.3 20.7
1986 17.4 20.8
1987 17.4 21
1988 17.5 21.2
1989 17.6 21.4
1990 17.7 21.6
1991 17.7 21.8
1992 17.8 22
1993 17.9 22.3
1994 18 22.5
1995 18.1 22.8
1996 18.1 23.1
1997 18.1 23.4
1998 18.1 23.7
1999 18.2 24
2000 18.5 24.3
2001 18.8 24.6
2002 18.8 24.9
2003 18.9 25.2
2004 19 25.6
2005 19.2 26
2006 19.3 26.3
2007 19.5 26.7
2008 19.5 27.1
2009 19.7 27.5
2010 19.8 27.9
2011 19.7 28.2
2012 19.6 28.6
2013 19.5 28.9
2014 19.4 29.2
2015 19.3 29.4
2016 19.2 29.5
2017 19.2 29.4
2018 19.1 29.3
2019 19.1 29
2020 19.2 28.9
2021 19.2 29
2022 19.3 29.2
2023 19.4 29.4
2024 19.5 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
27%
2020
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

Congo Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Congo Lebanon
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
92%
2019
English speaking
0%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

Congo Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Lebanon
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
13,487 mi
2017

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