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Congo vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 64th vs. 158th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Qatar
Population
6607609
2964497
Population rank 109/197 137/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Congo and Qatar: Comparison Charts

Congo and Qatar economies compared

GDP
Congo

Qatar
Year GDP
Congo Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $322,128,019 $387,703,106
1972 $410,669,264 $510,262,500
1973 $541,973,363 $793,885,560
1974 $585,364,634 $2,401,403,227
1975 $767,102,680 $2,512,773,166
1976 $754,549,601 $3,284,273,987
1977 $765,224,029 $3,617,564,638
1978 $878,771,772 $4,052,000,413
1979 $1,198,749,667 $5,632,962,997
1980 $1,705,796,853 $7,829,165,262
1981 $1,993,512,323 $8,661,263,764
1982 $2,160,640,565 $7,596,703,214
1983 $2,097,274,290 $6,467,582,308
1984 $2,193,581,365 $6,704,395,824
1985 $2,160,872,540 $6,153,296,456
1986 $1,849,268,212 $5,053,021,951
1987 $2,297,753,652 $5,446,428,681
1988 $2,212,536,312 $6,038,187,033
1989 $2,389,593,026 $6,487,912,088
1990 $2,798,746,050 $7,360,439,423
1991 $2,724,853,506 $6,883,516,484
1992 $2,933,222,703 $7,646,153,984
1993 $2,684,323,623 $7,156,593,654
1994 $1,769,365,438 $7,374,450,769
1995 $2,116,003,868 $8,137,911,978
1996 $2,540,697,539 $9,059,340,385
1997 $2,322,719,103 $11,297,802,115
1998 $1,949,481,379 $10,255,495,027
1999 $2,354,772,960 $12,393,131,868
2000 $3,227,927,698 $17,759,890,110
2001 $2,796,704,604 $17,538,461,538
2002 $3,034,250,924 $19,363,736,264
2003 $3,503,723,088 $23,533,791,209
2004 $4,656,974,940 $31,734,065,934
2005 $6,650,001,680 $44,530,494,505
2006 $8,072,305,029 $60,882,142,857
2007 $8,782,703,437 $79,712,087,912
2008 $11,649,857,673 $115,270,054,945
2009 $9,723,299,915 $97,798,351,648
2010 $13,148,396,212 $125,122,306,346
2011 $15,655,383,577 $167,775,268,626
2012 $17,692,911,296 $186,833,502,363
2013 $17,958,720,699 $198,727,642,967
2014 $17,919,321,078 $206,224,598,571
2015 $12,434,793,867 $161,739,955,577
2016 $10,931,328,151 $151,732,181,868
2017 $11,834,473,039 $161,099,122,225
2018 $14,773,900,289 $183,334,953,819
2019 $13,976,637,780 $176,371,267,692
2020 $11,468,687,464 $144,411,363,352
2021 $14,825,690,211 $179,732,009,560
2022 $15,817,030,157 $235,709,325,714
2023 $15,321,055,818 $213,002,809,341
2024 $15,719,985,776 $217,982,967,033

Congo and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
Congo Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $223.5 $2,952
1972 $276.3 $3,483
1973 $353 $4,905
1974 $370 $13,540
1975 $471 $13,014
1976 $453 $15,710
1977 $448 $16,058
1978 $503 $16,757
1979 $670 $21,777
1980 $933 $28,375
1981 $1,066 $29,505
1982 $1,131 $24,385
1983 $1,075 $19,616
1984 $1,097 $19,272
1985 $1,049 $16,815
1986 $872 $13,213
1987 $1,052 $13,719
1988 $984 $14,682
1989 $1,033 $15,243
1990 $1,176 $16,722
1991 $1,113 $15,133
1992 $1,164 $16,280
1993 $1,034 $14,770
1994 $662 $14,765
1995 $770 $15,823
1996 $899 $17,125
1997 $804 $20,523
1998 $660 $17,665
1999 $776 $20,234
2000 $1,024 $27,535
2001 $855 $25,871
2002 $906 $27,227
2003 $1,017 $31,602
2004 $1,306 $41,036
2005 $1,799 $53,950
2006 $2,104 $62,582
2007 $2,206 $65,954
2008 $2,832 $80,781
2009 $2,271 $60,786
2010 $2,947 $77,387
2011 $3,396 $103,262
2012 $3,732 $108,470
2013 $3,697 $103,697
2014 $3,601 $95,841
2015 $2,439 $68,985
2016 $2,093 $61,254
2017 $2,212 $63,280
2018 $2,694 $71,040
2019 $2,488 $66,841
2020 $1,994 $51,684
2021 $2,516 $71,752
2022 $2,621 $88,701
2023 $2,478 $80,196
2024 $2,482 $76,276

Congo vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Qatar
1950 39.6 50.8
1951 40.3 51.5
1952 41.1 52.1
1953 41.9 52.8
1954 42.6 53.5
1955 43.4 54.2
1956 44.3 54.9
1957 45.1 55.6
1958 46 56.3
1959 46.8 57
1960 47.6 57.8
1961 48.4 58.5
1962 49 59.2
1963 49.7 60
1964 50.4 60.7
1965 51 61.4
1966 51.6 62.2
1967 51.9 62.9
1968 52.6 63.6
1969 53.1 64.2
1970 53.6 64.9
1971 54 65.5
1972 54.4 66.1
1973 54.7 66.6
1974 55.1 67.2
1975 55.4 67.7
1976 55.7 68.2
1977 56 68.6
1978 56.2 69.1
1979 56.5 69.5
1980 56.8 69.9
1981 57.1 70.3
1982 57.2 70.7
1983 57.4 71.1
1984 57.5 71.5
1985 57.6 71.8
1986 57.6 72.2
1987 57.6 72.5
1988 57.5 72.8
1989 57.3 73.1
1990 57.1 73.4
1991 56.8 73.7
1992 56.5 73.9
1993 56 74.1
1994 55.6 74.2
1995 55.5 74.4
1996 55.2 74.6
1997 48.6 74.7
1998 52.6 74.9
1999 54.4 75
2000 55.4 75.3
2001 55.9 75.5
2002 56.4 75.8
2003 57.1 76.1
2004 58 76.5
2005 58.7 76.9
2006 59.5 77.3
2007 60.1 77.7
2008 60.8 78.3
2009 61.2 78.8
2010 61.7 79.4
2011 62.3 80
2012 62.7 80.5
2013 63 81
2014 63.3 81.4
2015 63.7 81.8
2016 63.9 82.1
2017 64.2 82.5
2018 64.5 82.7
2019 63.2 82.9
2020 64.4 80.4
2021 64.2 81.1
2022 65 81.9
2023 65.8 82.4
2024 66 82.5
2025 66.2 82.7

Congo and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Qatar
Year Population
Congo Qatar
1960 1,056,732 36,010
1961 1,084,389 39,680
1962 1,113,175 44,630
1963 1,143,263 50,380
1964 1,174,816 56,867
1965 1,207,880 64,065
1966 1,242,534 72,192
1967 1,278,691 81,439
1968 1,316,519 91,749
1969 1,356,182 103,025
1970 1,397,638 116,350
1971 1,441,039 131,346
1972 1,486,468 146,506
1973 1,533,680 161,841
1974 1,582,301 177,362
1975 1,627,032 193,087
1976 1,667,225 209,052
1977 1,707,568 225,285
1978 1,748,089 241,808
1979 1,788,524 258,670
1980 1,828,985 275,913
1981 1,869,759 293,553
1982 1,910,430 311,537
1983 1,950,321 329,709
1984 1,999,528 347,878
1985 2,059,311 365,940
1986 2,120,602 382,422
1987 2,183,473 397,005
1988 2,247,653 411,264
1989 2,313,558 425,646
1990 2,380,560 440,175
1991 2,449,229 454,853
1992 2,519,465 469,657
1993 2,595,124 484,545
1994 2,673,144 499,459
1995 2,749,461 514,325
1996 2,826,785 529,019
1997 2,887,862 550,500
1998 2,952,061 580,540
1999 3,032,874 612,500
2000 3,151,345 644,989
2001 3,272,537 677,925
2002 3,350,771 711,205
2003 3,445,753 744,682
2004 3,565,554 773,332
2005 3,696,393 825,408
2006 3,837,409 972,831
2007 3,980,430 1,208,595
2008 4,113,517 1,426,938
2009 4,281,219 1,608,903
2010 4,462,290 1,616,832
2011 4,609,724 1,624,761
2012 4,740,450 1,722,438
2013 4,857,099 1,916,426
2014 4,975,880 2,151,745
2015 5,097,581 2,344,557
2016 5,222,536 2,477,113
2017 5,351,011 2,545,820
2018 5,483,118 2,580,734
2019 5,616,661 2,638,657
2020 5,752,791 2,794,148
2021 5,892,183 2,504,910
2022 6,035,104 2,657,333
2023 6,182,885 2,656,032
2024 6,332,961 2,857,822

Fertility rates in Congo and Qatar

Fertility rate
Congo

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
Congo Qatar
1960 6.09 6.53
1961 6.09 6.53
1962 6.1 6.53
1963 6.15 6.53
1964 6.18 6.53
1965 6.23 6.53
1966 6.27 6.52
1967 6.29 6.46
1968 6.33 6.39
1969 6.35 6.31
1970 6.38 6.23
1971 6.42 6.15
1972 6.44 6.07
1973 6.42 6.01
1974 6.39 5.94
1975 6.36 5.86
1976 6.32 5.78
1977 6.27 5.69
1978 6.21 5.58
1979 6.14 5.46
1980 6.07 5.33
1981 5.98 5.2
1982 5.85 5.04
1983 5.76 4.9
1984 5.66 4.76
1985 5.59 4.64
1986 5.51 4.57
1987 5.46 4.54
1988 5.39 4.51
1989 5.33 4.41
1990 5.27 4.23
1991 5.22 3.99
1992 5.18 3.85
1993 5.13 3.77
1994 5.1 3.67
1995 5.07 3.56
1996 5.03 3.44
1997 5 3.33
1998 4.91 3.21
1999 4.81 3.12
2000 4.72 3.07
2001 4.67 3.08
2002 4.7 3.01
2003 4.7 2.93
2004 4.69 2.79
2005 4.67 2.64
2006 4.65 2.51
2007 4.65 2.44
2008 4.73 2.37
2009 4.81 2.25
2010 4.85 2.14
2011 4.83 2.07
2012 4.79 2.04
2013 4.73 2.03
2014 4.67 2.03
2015 4.61 1.98
2016 4.55 1.86
2017 4.5 1.83
2018 4.44 1.76
2019 4.38 1.73
2020 4.33 1.68
2021 4.28 1.61
2022 4.22 1.74
2023 4.16 1.73

Congo and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Qatar
Year Median age, years
Congo Qatar
1960 18.8 18
1961 18.7 19
1962 18.6 20.1
1963 18.4 21.1
1964 18.3 21.8
1965 18.2 22.5
1966 18.1 23
1967 17.9 23.5
1968 17.8 24
1969 17.7 24.4
1970 17.6 23.7
1971 17.5 22.2
1972 17.4 21.3
1973 17.4 20.9
1974 17.3 20.8
1975 17.2 21
1976 17.1 21.3
1977 17 21.8
1978 17 22.3
1979 17 22.9
1980 17 23.5
1981 17 24.1
1982 17.1 24.8
1983 17.2 25.6
1984 17.2 26.3
1985 17.3 27
1986 17.4 27.4
1987 17.4 27.5
1988 17.5 27.5
1989 17.6 27.6
1990 17.7 27.7
1991 17.7 27.9
1992 17.8 28.1
1993 17.9 28.4
1994 18 28.7
1995 18.1 29.1
1996 18.1 29.6
1997 18.1 29.9
1998 18.1 29.8
1999 18.2 29.8
2000 18.5 29.9
2001 18.8 30.1
2002 18.8 30.5
2003 18.9 30.9
2004 19 31
2005 19.2 30.9
2006 19.3 30.6
2007 19.5 30.1
2008 19.5 30.1
2009 19.7 30.8
2010 19.8 31.3
2011 19.7 31.2
2012 19.6 31
2013 19.5 30.9
2014 19.4 31.1
2015 19.3 31.2
2016 19.2 31.4
2017 19.2 31.6
2018 19.1 31.9
2019 19.1 32.3
2020 19.2 32.6
2021 19.2 32.9
2022 19.3 33.4
2023 19.4 34.1
2024 19.5 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

Congo Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Congo Qatar
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
97.8%
2014
English speaking
0%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

Congo Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Qatar
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
4,374 mi
2016

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