Congo vs South Africa statistics compared

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 64M in South Africa (ranked 24/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 468,377 sq mi for South Africa (ranked 64th vs. 24th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and South Africa ranks 41/197 ($400B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while South Africa ranks 112/197 ($6,253).

Congo and South Africa: Comparison Charts

Congo and South Africa economies compared

GDP

Congo

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP
	Congo	South Africa
1960	$131,731,863	$8,748,596,501
1961	$151,675,739	$9,225,996,310
1962	$166,521,240	$9,813,996,074
1963	$172,233,431	$10,854,195,658
1964	$185,693,725	$11,955,995,218
1965	$198,318,064	$13,068,994,772
1966	$220,613,582	$14,211,394,315
1967	$237,397,428	$15,821,393,671
1968	$251,247,458	$17,124,793,150
1969	$265,040,036	$19,256,992,297
1970	$274,960,700	$21,218,391,513
1971	$322,128,019	$23,411,076,638
1972	$410,669,264	$24,515,919,217
1973	$541,973,363	$33,262,772,008
1974	$585,364,634	$41,389,186,095
1975	$767,102,680	$42,906,905,672
1976	$754,549,601	$41,150,460,288
1977	$765,224,029	$45,328,411,332
1978	$878,771,772	$51,607,412,902
1979	$1,198,749,667	$63,038,658,089
1980	$1,705,796,853	$89,411,864,402
1981	$1,993,512,323	$93,141,472,164
1982	$2,160,640,565	$85,904,057,409
1983	$2,097,274,290	$96,204,110,942
1984	$2,193,581,365	$84,870,163,366
1985	$2,160,872,540	$64,459,376,087
1986	$1,849,268,212	$73,354,771,399
1987	$2,297,753,652	$96,535,763,418
1988	$2,212,536,312	$103,976,831,871
1989	$2,389,593,026	$108,055,624,082
1990	$2,798,746,050	$126,048,140,142
1991	$2,724,853,506	$135,203,698,238
1992	$2,933,222,703	$146,956,150,987
1993	$2,684,323,623	$147,194,747,566
1994	$1,769,365,438	$153,512,712,382
1995	$2,116,003,868	$171,735,933,897
1996	$2,540,697,539	$163,234,925,381
1997	$2,322,719,103	$168,978,057,328
1998	$1,949,481,379	$152,982,984,557
1999	$2,354,772,960	$151,516,957,079
2000	$3,227,927,698	$151,752,757,215
2001	$2,796,704,604	$135,429,905,923
2002	$3,034,250,924	$129,087,556,612
2003	$3,503,723,088	$197,018,965,309
2004	$4,656,974,940	$255,806,908,595
2005	$6,650,001,680	$288,867,217,197
2006	$8,072,305,029	$303,858,675,364
2007	$8,782,703,437	$333,077,117,254
2008	$11,649,857,673	$316,131,258,616
2009	$9,723,299,915	$329,754,060,647
2010	$13,148,396,212	$417,363,822,802
2011	$15,655,383,577	$458,199,494,831
2012	$17,692,911,296	$434,400,545,086
2013	$17,958,720,699	$400,886,013,596
2014	$17,919,321,078	$381,198,869,776
2015	$12,434,793,867	$346,709,790,459
2016	$10,931,328,151	$323,585,509,674
2017	$11,834,473,039	$381,448,814,653
2018	$14,773,900,289	$405,260,723,893
2019	$13,976,637,780	$389,330,032,224
2020	$11,468,687,464	$337,974,655,408
2021	$14,825,690,211	$420,886,877,629
2022	$15,817,030,157	$406,920,004,594
2023	$15,321,055,818	$380,699,271,816
2024	$15,719,985,776	$400,260,724,226

Congo and South Africa economies compared

GDP per capita

Congo

South Africa

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	Congo	South Africa
1960	$124.7	$532
1961	$139.9	$546
1962	$149.6	$563
1963	$150.7	$605
1964	$158.1	$646
1965	$164.2	$685
1966	$177.6	$722
1967	$185.7	$779
1968	$190.8	$817
1969	$195.4	$891
1970	$196.7	$952
1971	$223.5	$1,020
1972	$276.3	$1,038
1973	$353	$1,369
1974	$370	$1,656
1975	$471	$1,670
1976	$453	$1,559
1977	$448	$1,671
1978	$503	$1,852
1979	$670	$2,202
1980	$933	$3,029
1981	$1,066	$3,050
1982	$1,131	$2,717
1983	$1,075	$2,938
1984	$1,097	$2,504
1985	$1,049	$1,839
1986	$872	$2,027
1987	$1,052	$2,586
1988	$984	$2,702
1989	$1,033	$2,727
1990	$1,176	$3,093
1991	$1,113	$3,243
1992	$1,164	$3,462
1993	$1,034	$3,400
1994	$662	$3,489
1995	$770	$3,856
1996	$899	$3,618
1997	$804	$3,700
1998	$660	$3,310
1999	$776	$3,242
2000	$1,024	$3,218
2001	$855	$2,847
2002	$906	$2,688
2003	$1,017	$4,062
2004	$1,306	$5,221
2005	$1,799	$5,837
2006	$2,104	$6,077
2007	$2,206	$6,592
2008	$2,832	$6,185
2009	$2,271	$6,375
2010	$2,947	$7,973
2011	$3,396	$8,646
2012	$3,732	$8,077
2013	$3,697	$7,332
2014	$3,601	$6,857
2015	$2,439	$6,112
2016	$2,093	$5,651
2017	$2,212	$6,618
2018	$2,694	$6,914
2019	$2,488	$6,534
2020	$1,994	$5,581
2021	$2,516	$6,843
2022	$2,621	$6,523
2023	$2,478	$6,023
2024	$2,482	$6,253

Congo vs. South Africa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

Congo

South Africa

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	Congo	South Africa
1950	39.6	43.1
1951	40.3	44.1
1952	41.1	45
1953	41.9	46.1
1954	42.6	47.1
1955	43.4	48.2
1956	44.3	49.2
1957	45.1	50.2
1958	46	51.1
1959	46.8	51.9
1960	47.6	52.6
1961	48.4	53.1
1962	49	53.6
1963	49.7	53.9
1964	50.4	54.2
1965	51	54.4
1966	51.6	54.7
1967	51.9	55
1968	52.6	55.2
1969	53.1	55.4
1970	53.6	55.7
1971	54	56
1972	54.4	56.4
1973	54.7	56.7
1974	55.1	57.1
1975	55.4	57.6
1976	55.7	58
1977	56	58.5
1978	56.2	59
1979	56.5	59.5
1980	56.8	60
1981	57.1	60.4
1982	57.2	60.9
1983	57.4	61.4
1984	57.5	61.8
1985	57.6	62.2
1986	57.6	62.4
1987	57.6	62.7
1988	57.5	62.9
1989	57.3	63
1990	57.1	62.9
1991	56.8	63
1992	56.5	62.8
1993	56	62.6
1994	55.6	62.1
1995	55.5	61.6
1996	55.2	61.1
1997	48.6	60.5
1998	52.6	59.9
1999	54.4	59.2
2000	55.4	58.4
2001	55.9	57.2
2002	56.4	55.6
2003	57.1	54.2
2004	58	54
2005	58.7	53.9
2006	59.5	54.2
2007	60.1	54.9
2008	60.8	56
2009	61.2	57.4
2010	61.7	58.9
2011	62.3	60.6
2012	62.7	61.7
2013	63	62.4
2014	63.3	63.2
2015	63.7	64.1
2016	63.9	64.7
2017	64.2	65.4
2018	64.5	65.7
2019	63.2	66.1
2020	64.4	65.2
2021	64.2	62
2022	65	65.5
2023	65.8	66.1
2024	66	66.3
2025	66.2	66.5

Congo and South Africa population clocks and comparison

Population

Congo

South Africa

Table

Year	Population
	Congo	South Africa
1960	1,056,732	16,440,172
1961	1,084,389	16,908,035
1962	1,113,175	17,418,522
1963	1,143,263	17,954,564
1964	1,174,816	18,511,361
1965	1,207,880	19,089,380
1966	1,242,534	19,690,087
1967	1,278,691	20,314,066
1968	1,316,519	20,957,287
1969	1,356,182	21,614,676
1970	1,397,638	22,279,984
1971	1,441,039	22,942,143
1972	1,486,468	23,609,456
1973	1,533,680	24,294,263
1974	1,582,301	24,989,108
1975	1,627,032	25,690,940
1976	1,667,225	26,395,450
1977	1,707,568	27,118,952
1978	1,748,089	27,869,507
1979	1,788,524	28,634,162
1980	1,828,985	29,518,857
1981	1,869,759	30,541,044
1982	1,910,430	31,615,339
1983	1,950,321	32,739,304
1984	1,999,528	33,892,788
1985	2,059,311	35,042,093
1986	2,120,602	36,180,515
1987	2,183,473	37,326,190
1988	2,247,653	38,480,649
1989	2,313,558	39,628,575
1990	2,380,560	40,746,268
1991	2,449,229	41,687,898
1992	2,519,465	42,443,509
1993	2,595,124	43,297,156
1994	2,673,144	44,004,139
1995	2,749,461	44,541,554
1996	2,826,785	45,123,018
1997	2,887,862	45,666,838
1998	2,952,061	46,223,880
1999	3,032,874	46,730,335
2000	3,151,345	47,159,719
2001	3,272,537	47,566,800
2002	3,350,771	48,019,415
2003	3,445,753	48,500,348
2004	3,565,554	48,991,421
2005	3,696,393	49,490,033
2006	3,837,409	49,998,277
2007	3,980,430	50,528,584
2008	4,113,517	51,114,599
2009	4,281,219	51,728,516
2010	4,462,290	52,344,051
2011	4,609,724	52,995,205
2012	4,740,450	53,782,567
2013	4,857,099	54,678,791
2014	4,975,880	55,594,838
2015	5,097,581	56,723,537
2016	5,222,536	57,259,551
2017	5,351,011	57,635,162
2018	5,483,118	58,613,001
2019	5,616,661	59,587,885
2020	5,752,791	60,562,381
2021	5,892,183	61,502,603
2022	6,035,104	62,378,410
2023	6,182,885	63,212,384
2024	6,332,961	64,007,187

Fertility rates in Congo and South Africa

Fertility rate

Congo

South Africa

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Congo	South Africa
1960	6.09	6.11
1961	6.09	6.08
1962	6.1	6.05
1963	6.15	6.01
1964	6.18	5.96
1965	6.23	5.89
1966	6.27	5.91
1967	6.29	5.85
1968	6.33	5.78
1969	6.35	5.72
1970	6.38	5.63
1971	6.42	5.57
1972	6.44	5.49
1973	6.42	5.41
1974	6.39	5.3
1975	6.36	5.19
1976	6.32	5.07
1977	6.27	4.94
1978	6.21	4.85
1979	6.14	4.82
1980	6.07	4.78
1981	5.98	4.71
1982	5.85	4.7
1983	5.76	4.63
1984	5.66	4.57
1985	5.59	4.5
1986	5.51	4.41
1987	5.46	4.35
1988	5.39	4.18
1989	5.33	3.98
1990	5.27	3.72
1991	5.22	3.62
1992	5.18	3.48
1993	5.13	3.37
1994	5.1	3.26
1995	5.07	3.17
1996	5.03	2.99
1997	5	2.73
1998	4.91	2.63
1999	4.81	2.56
2000	4.72	2.41
2001	4.67	2.37
2002	4.7	2.32
2003	4.7	2.36
2004	4.69	2.44
2005	4.67	2.51
2006	4.65	2.55
2007	4.65	2.55
2008	4.73	2.68
2009	4.81	2.5
2010	4.85	2.44
2011	4.83	2.44
2012	4.79	2.45
2013	4.73	2.43
2014	4.67	2.42
2015	4.61	2.36
2016	4.55	2.26
2017	4.5	2.28
2018	4.44	2.27
2019	4.38	2.26
2020	4.33	2.26
2021	4.28	2.25
2022	4.22	2.23
2023	4.16	2.22

Congo and South Africa demographics compared

Median age

Congo

South Africa

Table

Year	Median age, years
	Congo	South Africa
1960	18.8	19
1961	18.7	19
1962	18.6	18.9
1963	18.4	18.9
1964	18.3	18.9
1965	18.2	18.8
1966	18.1	18.8
1967	17.9	18.8
1968	17.8	18.8
1969	17.7	18.8
1970	17.6	18.8
1971	17.5	18.8
1972	17.4	18.8
1973	17.4	18.8
1974	17.3	18.9
1975	17.2	18.9
1976	17.1	19
1977	17	19.1
1978	17	19.2
1979	17	19.3
1980	17	19.4
1981	17	19.6
1982	17.1	19.8
1983	17.2	20
1984	17.2	20.2
1985	17.3	20.4
1986	17.4	20.5
1987	17.4	20.7
1988	17.5	20.9
1989	17.6	21.1
1990	17.7	21.3
1991	17.7	21.5
1992	17.8	21.5
1993	17.9	21.9
1994	18	22
1995	18.1	21.5
1996	18.1	21.2
1997	18.1	21.2
1998	18.1	21.4
1999	18.2	21.6
2000	18.5	21.9
2001	18.8	22.2
2002	18.8	22.4
2003	18.9	22.8
2004	19	23.1
2005	19.2	23.3
2006	19.3	23.5
2007	19.5	23.8
2008	19.5	24
2009	19.7	24.3
2010	19.8	24.6
2011	19.7	25
2012	19.6	25.3
2013	19.5	25.7
2014	19.4	26
2015	19.3	26.4
2016	19.2	26.7
2017	19.2	27
2018	19.1	27.5
2019	19.1	27.9
2020	19.2	28.3
2021	19.2	28.6
2022	19.3	28.9
2023	19.4	29.2
2024	19.5	29.5

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