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Congo vs Liberia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 5.61M in Liberia (ranked 117/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 37,189 sq mi for Liberia (ranked 64th vs. 106th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Liberia ranks 163/197 ($4.75B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Liberia ranks 185/197 ($846).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Liberia
Population
6607609
5829811
Population rank 109/197 116/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$4.75B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 163/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$846
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 185/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$1,885
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$2.68B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
56.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$478
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 167/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$1,418
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
37,189 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
150.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
3.95
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
19.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
62.5 years
2025

Congo and Liberia: Comparison Charts

Congo and Liberia economies compared

GDP
Congo

Liberia
Year GDP
Congo Liberia
1960 $131,731,863 $190,495,600
1961 $151,675,739 $183,920,900
1962 $166,521,240 $191,861,800
1963 $172,233,431 $200,229,600
1964 $185,693,725 $218,929,100
1965 $198,318,064 $229,260,800
1966 $220,613,582 $244,459,500
1967 $237,397,428 $261,024,300
1968 $251,247,458 $276,820,700
1969 $265,040,036 $306,961,800
1970 $274,960,700 $323,099,700
1971 $322,128,019 $341,543,100
1972 $410,669,264 $368,098,000
1973 $541,973,363 $386,968,300
1974 $585,364,634 $486,955,000
1975 $767,102,680 $577,549,300
1976 $754,549,601 $596,675,700
1977 $765,224,029 $673,010,600
1978 $878,771,772 $717,240,400
1979 $1,198,749,667 $814,067,900
1980 $1,705,796,853 $854,711,500
1981 $1,993,512,323 $846,514,500
1982 $2,160,640,565 $863,933,200
1983 $2,097,274,290 $823,374,900
1984 $2,193,581,365 $848,478,300
1985 $2,160,872,540 $851,296,100
1986 $1,849,268,212 $840,964,400
1987 $2,297,753,652 $972,800,000
1988 $2,212,536,312 $1,038,300,000
1989 $2,389,593,026 $786,300,000
1990 $2,798,746,050 $384,400,000
1991 $2,724,853,506 $348,000,000
1992 $2,933,222,703 $223,500,000
1993 $2,684,323,623 $160,400,000
1994 $1,769,365,438 $132,200,000
1995 $2,116,003,868 $134,800,000
1996 $2,540,697,539 $159,400,000
1997 $2,322,719,103 $295,900,000
1998 $1,949,481,379 $359,600,000
1999 $2,354,772,960 $441,800,000
2000 $3,227,927,698 $874,000,000
2001 $2,796,704,604 $906,000,000
2002 $3,034,250,924 $927,000,000
2003 $3,503,723,088 $748,000,000
2004 $4,656,974,940 $897,000,000
2005 $6,650,001,680 $949,000,000
2006 $8,072,305,029 $1,119,000,000
2007 $8,782,703,437 $1,373,000,000
2008 $11,649,857,673 $1,726,000,000
2009 $9,723,299,915 $1,768,000,000
2010 $13,148,396,212 $1,998,000,000
2011 $15,655,383,577 $2,398,000,000
2012 $17,692,911,296 $2,791,614,000
2013 $17,958,720,699 $3,177,198,100
2014 $17,919,321,078 $3,225,652,000
2015 $12,434,793,867 $3,227,075,700
2016 $10,931,328,151 $3,398,419,600
2017 $11,834,473,039 $3,390,703,400
2018 $14,773,900,289 $3,422,754,800
2019 $13,976,637,780 $3,319,596,500
2020 $11,468,687,464 $3,176,126,300
2021 $14,825,690,211 $3,513,049,500
2022 $15,817,030,157 $4,001,047,000
2023 $15,321,055,818 $4,390,000,000
2024 $15,719,985,776 $4,750,000,000

Congo and Liberia economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Liberia
Year GDP per capita
Congo Liberia
1960 $124.7 $167.2
1961 $139.9 $157.5
1962 $149.6 $160.3
1963 $150.7 $163.1
1964 $158.1 $173.9
1965 $164.2 $177.6
1966 $177.6 $184.6
1967 $185.7 $192.2
1968 $190.8 $198.6
1969 $195.4 $214.7
1970 $196.7 $220.3
1971 $223.5 $227.1
1972 $276.3 $238.6
1973 $353 $244.4
1974 $370 $299.4
1975 $471 $346
1976 $453 $347
1977 $448 $381
1978 $503 $394
1979 $670 $435
1980 $933 $443
1981 $1,066 $426
1982 $1,131 $422
1983 $1,075 $391
1984 $1,097 $390
1985 $1,049 $380
1986 $872 $364
1987 $1,052 $409
1988 $984 $424
1989 $1,033 $312
1990 $1,176 $172.9
1991 $1,113 $177.9
1992 $1,164 $107.8
1993 $1,034 $74.4
1994 $662 $61.5
1995 $770 $62.1
1996 $899 $71.4
1997 $804 $122.6
1998 $660 $134.7
1999 $776 $156.6
2000 $1,024 $298.5
2001 $855 $300
2002 $906 $299.5
2003 $1,017 $239.8
2004 $1,306 $284.1
2005 $1,799 $287.5
2006 $2,104 $321
2007 $2,206 $374
2008 $2,832 $452
2009 $2,271 $448
2010 $2,947 $492
2011 $3,396 $568
2012 $3,732 $638
2013 $3,697 $711
2014 $3,601 $707
2015 $2,439 $693
2016 $2,093 $715
2017 $2,212 $699
2018 $2,694 $692
2019 $2,488 $658
2020 $1,994 $617
2021 $2,516 $668
2022 $2,621 $745
2023 $2,478 $799
2024 $2,482 $846

Congo vs. Liberia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Liberia
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Liberia
1950 39.6 38
1951 40.3 38
1952 41.1 38.1
1953 41.9 38.1
1954 42.6 38.1
1955 43.4 38.1
1956 44.3 38.1
1957 45.1 38.1
1958 46 38.1
1959 46.8 38.1
1960 47.6 38.1
1961 48.4 38.1
1962 49 38.2
1963 49.7 38.3
1964 50.4 38.5
1965 51 38.7
1966 51.6 39
1967 51.9 39.3
1968 52.6 39.6
1969 53.1 40
1970 53.6 40.4
1971 54 40.7
1972 54.4 41.2
1973 54.7 41.6
1974 55.1 42.1
1975 55.4 42.5
1976 55.7 42.9
1977 56 43.2
1978 56.2 43.6
1979 56.5 43.9
1980 56.8 44.1
1981 57.1 44.3
1982 57.2 44.4
1983 57.4 44.6
1984 57.5 44.7
1985 57.6 44
1986 57.6 44.5
1987 57.6 44.3
1988 57.5 44.1
1989 57.3 43.9
1990 57.1 37.6
1991 56.8 43.6
1992 56.5 43.6
1993 56 43
1994 55.6 42.6
1995 55.5 44.6
1996 55.2 44.9
1997 48.6 48.3
1998 52.6 49.4
1999 54.4 50.4
2000 55.4 51.9
2001 55.9 53.1
2002 56.4 54.1
2003 57.1 53
2004 58 55.9
2005 58.7 56.8
2006 59.5 57.5
2007 60.1 58.1
2008 60.8 58.7
2009 61.2 59.1
2010 61.7 59.4
2011 62.3 59.5
2012 62.7 59.8
2013 63 60
2014 63.3 59.2
2015 63.7 59.2
2016 63.9 60.5
2017 64.2 60.8
2018 64.5 61
2019 63.2 61.2
2020 64.4 61.3
2021 64.2 61.2
2022 65 61.9
2023 65.8 62.2
2024 66 62.3
2025 66.2 62.5

Congo and Liberia population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Liberia
Year Population
Congo Liberia
1960 1,056,732 1,139,522
1961 1,084,389 1,167,717
1962 1,113,175 1,197,039
1963 1,143,263 1,227,414
1964 1,174,816 1,258,745
1965 1,207,880 1,291,156
1966 1,242,534 1,324,383
1967 1,278,691 1,358,435
1968 1,316,519 1,393,530
1969 1,356,182 1,429,605
1970 1,397,638 1,466,676
1971 1,441,039 1,504,077
1972 1,486,468 1,542,670
1973 1,533,680 1,583,588
1974 1,582,301 1,626,362
1975 1,627,032 1,670,913
1976 1,667,225 1,717,060
1977 1,707,568 1,766,019
1978 1,748,089 1,818,247
1979 1,788,524 1,872,713
1980 1,828,985 1,929,253
1981 1,869,759 1,986,867
1982 1,910,430 2,045,073
1983 1,950,321 2,107,113
1984 1,999,528 2,173,312
1985 2,059,311 2,240,539
1986 2,120,602 2,308,511
1987 2,183,473 2,377,229
1988 2,247,653 2,446,941
1989 2,313,558 2,517,858
1990 2,380,560 2,223,667
1991 2,449,229 1,956,518
1992 2,519,465 2,072,461
1993 2,595,124 2,155,126
1994 2,673,144 2,149,928
1995 2,749,461 2,169,162
1996 2,826,785 2,232,289
1997 2,887,862 2,412,989
1998 2,952,061 2,670,124
1999 3,032,874 2,821,684
2000 3,151,345 2,928,117
2001 3,272,537 3,015,338
2002 3,350,771 3,094,782
2003 3,445,753 3,119,532
2004 3,565,554 3,156,892
2005 3,696,393 3,301,015
2006 3,837,409 3,490,787
2007 3,980,430 3,669,050
2008 4,113,517 3,821,003
2009 4,281,219 3,943,028
2010 4,462,290 4,058,890
2011 4,609,724 4,221,178
2012 4,740,450 4,373,043
2013 4,857,099 4,470,239
2014 4,975,880 4,564,293
2015 5,097,581 4,659,431
2016 5,222,536 4,755,608
2017 5,351,011 4,848,925
2018 5,483,118 4,944,726
2019 5,616,661 5,043,721
2020 5,752,791 5,149,463
2021 5,892,183 5,259,323
2022 6,035,104 5,373,294
2023 6,182,885 5,493,031
2024 6,332,961 5,612,817

Fertility rates in Congo and Liberia

Fertility rate
Congo

Liberia
Year Fertility rate
Congo Liberia
1960 6.09 6.39
1961 6.09 6.45
1962 6.1 6.5
1963 6.15 6.56
1964 6.18 6.59
1965 6.23 6.62
1966 6.27 6.63
1967 6.29 6.65
1968 6.33 6.66
1969 6.35 6.64
1970 6.38 6.58
1971 6.42 6.54
1972 6.44 6.6
1973 6.42 6.65
1974 6.39 6.69
1975 6.36 6.74
1976 6.32 6.79
1977 6.27 6.84
1978 6.21 6.88
1979 6.14 6.92
1980 6.07 6.87
1981 5.98 6.83
1982 5.85 6.79
1983 5.76 6.76
1984 5.66 6.73
1985 5.59 6.69
1986 5.51 6.64
1987 5.46 6.57
1988 5.39 6.51
1989 5.33 6.43
1990 5.27 6.37
1991 5.22 6.32
1992 5.18 6.28
1993 5.13 6.25
1994 5.1 6.21
1995 5.07 6.17
1996 5.03 6.13
1997 5 6.08
1998 4.91 6.02
1999 4.81 5.95
2000 4.72 5.88
2001 4.67 5.77
2002 4.7 5.65
2003 4.7 5.55
2004 4.69 5.51
2005 4.67 5.52
2006 4.65 5.53
2007 4.65 5.46
2008 4.73 5.33
2009 4.81 5.17
2010 4.85 5.06
2011 4.83 4.97
2012 4.79 4.88
2013 4.73 4.75
2014 4.67 4.62
2015 4.61 4.52
2016 4.55 4.46
2017 4.5 4.4
2018 4.44 4.34
2019 4.38 4.26
2020 4.33 4.17
2021 4.28 4.09
2022 4.22 4.02
2023 4.16 3.95

Congo and Liberia demographics compared

Median age
Congo

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

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Liberia
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$4.27B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
22.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
2.27%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
2.3%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
2,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-3.47%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
5.93%
2017
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
42.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
48.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
27.1%
2016
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
2.9%
2016
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$600M
2022
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$680M
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
27.1%
2009
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
52.2%
2024

Energy

Congo Liberia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
1.64 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
0.3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
92.8%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
57.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
55.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
32.5%
2023

Society

Congo Liberia
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-7,779
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
54.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.43 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.13 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
24.6
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
16
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
3.12
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
38.9
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
48.3%
2017
English speaking
0%
2025
82.7%
2023
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
23.5%
2023

Health

Congo Liberia
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$99.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$62
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
62.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
19.9%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.18
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
19.1 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
628
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
72.9
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
17.4%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
9.2%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
19
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
8.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
2.86 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Liberia
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
6,626 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
7,425 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
29,061 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
6,587 mi
2018

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