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Congo vs Turkmenistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 7.49M in Turkmenistan (ranked 104/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 181,441 sq mi for Turkmenistan (ranked 64th vs. 53rd).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Turkmenistan ranks 88/197 ($64.2B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Turkmenistan ranks 91/197 ($8,572).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Turkmenistan
Population
6607609
7713465
Population rank 109/197 104/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$64.2B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 88/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$8,572
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 91/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$20,408
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$2.97B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
4.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 172/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$8,974
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
181,441 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
41.3 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
2.69
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
27.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025

Congo and Turkmenistan: Comparison Charts

Congo and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP
Congo

Turkmenistan
Year GDP
Congo Turkmenistan
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 $2,331,358,820
1988 $2,212,536,312 $3,010,982,414
1989 $2,389,593,026 $3,006,988,217
1990 $2,798,746,050 $3,189,539,641
1991 $2,724,853,506 $3,208,098,919
1992 $2,933,222,703 $3,200,539,816
1993 $2,684,323,623 $3,179,225,949
1994 $1,769,365,438 $2,561,118,608
1995 $2,116,003,868 $2,482,228,440
1996 $2,540,697,539 $2,378,759,975
1997 $2,322,719,103 $2,450,350,625
1998 $1,949,481,379 $2,605,689,134
1999 $2,354,772,960 $2,450,564,100
2000 $3,227,927,698 $2,904,663,311
2001 $2,796,704,604 $3,534,772,732
2002 $3,034,250,924 $4,462,029,109
2003 $3,503,723,088 $5,977,440,583
2004 $4,656,974,940 $6,838,351,088
2005 $6,650,001,680 $8,103,901,996
2006 $8,072,305,029 $10,276,674,365
2007 $8,782,703,437 $12,664,165,103
2008 $11,649,857,673 $19,271,523,179
2009 $9,723,299,915 $20,214,385,965
2010 $13,148,396,212 $22,583,157,895
2011 $15,655,383,577 $29,233,333,333
2012 $17,692,911,296 $35,164,210,526
2013 $17,958,720,699 $39,197,543,860
2014 $17,919,321,078 $43,524,210,526
2015 $12,434,793,867 $35,799,714,286
2016 $10,931,328,151 $36,169,428,571
2017 $11,834,473,039 $37,926,285,714
2018 $14,773,900,289 $40,765,428,571
2019 $13,976,637,780 $45,232,857,143
2020 $11,468,687,464 $45,818,000,000
2021 $14,825,690,211 $50,007,428,571
2022 $15,817,030,157 $58,972,000,000
2023 $15,321,055,818 $60,628,857,143
2024 $15,719,985,776 $64,239,891,739

Congo and Turkmenistan economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Turkmenistan
Year GDP per capita
Congo Turkmenistan
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 $675
1988 $984 $846
1989 $1,033 $821
1990 $1,176 $848
1991 $1,113 $832
1992 $1,164 $811
1993 $1,034 $788
1994 $662 $622
1995 $770 $592
1996 $899 $558
1997 $804 $565
1998 $660 $591
1999 $776 $546
2000 $1,024 $634
2001 $855 $756
2002 $906 $936
2003 $1,017 $1,229
2004 $1,306 $1,379
2005 $1,799 $1,604
2006 $2,104 $1,997
2007 $2,206 $2,415
2008 $2,832 $3,606
2009 $2,271 $3,708
2010 $2,947 $4,059
2011 $3,396 $5,144
2012 $3,732 $6,054
2013 $3,697 $6,600
2014 $3,601 $7,164
2015 $2,439 $5,759
2016 $2,093 $5,687
2017 $2,212 $5,828
2018 $2,694 $6,125
2019 $2,488 $6,648
2020 $1,994 $6,593
2021 $2,516 $7,051
2022 $2,621 $8,156
2023 $2,478 $8,233
2024 $2,482 $8,572

Congo vs. Turkmenistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Turkmenistan
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Turkmenistan
1950 39.6 48.1
1951 40.3 48.6
1952 41.1 49
1953 41.9 49.4
1954 42.6 49.8
1955 43.4 50.2
1956 44.3 50.6
1957 45.1 51
1958 46 51.4
1959 46.8 51.8
1960 47.6 52.1
1961 48.4 52.5
1962 49 52.9
1963 49.7 53.2
1964 50.4 53.6
1965 51 54
1966 51.6 54.4
1967 51.9 54.8
1968 52.6 55.3
1969 53.1 55.7
1970 53.6 56
1971 54 56.3
1972 54.4 56.6
1973 54.7 56.8
1974 55.1 57
1975 55.4 57.2
1976 55.7 57.4
1977 56 57.7
1978 56.2 58.3
1979 56.5 59.1
1980 56.8 60.2
1981 57.1 61
1982 57.2 61.6
1983 57.4 62
1984 57.5 62.4
1985 57.6 62.8
1986 57.6 63.2
1987 57.6 63.5
1988 57.5 63.7
1989 57.3 63.8
1990 57.1 63.9
1991 56.8 63.8
1992 56.5 63.8
1993 56 63.6
1994 55.6 63.5
1995 55.5 63.5
1996 55.2 63.5
1997 48.6 63.7
1998 52.6 64
1999 54.4 64.5
2000 55.4 64.9
2001 55.9 65.3
2002 56.4 65.6
2003 57.1 65.9
2004 58 66.1
2005 58.7 66.3
2006 59.5 66.6
2007 60.1 67
2008 60.8 67.6
2009 61.2 68.2
2010 61.7 68.6
2011 62.3 68.9
2012 62.7 69
2013 63 69
2014 63.3 69
2015 63.7 69.1
2016 63.9 69.1
2017 64.2 69.2
2018 64.5 69.3
2019 63.2 69.4
2020 64.4 68.8
2021 64.2 69.4
2022 65 69.9
2023 65.8 70.1
2024 66 70.2
2025 66.2 70.3

Congo and Turkmenistan population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Turkmenistan
Year Population
Congo Turkmenistan
1960 1,056,732 1,643,457
1961 1,084,389 1,695,400
1962 1,113,175 1,749,214
1963 1,143,263 1,804,272
1964 1,174,816 1,859,997
1965 1,207,880 1,915,916
1966 1,242,534 1,971,737
1967 1,278,691 2,027,403
1968 1,316,519 2,083,069
1969 1,356,182 2,139,024
1970 1,397,638 2,195,616
1971 1,441,039 2,253,119
1972 1,486,468 2,311,430
1973 1,533,680 2,370,919
1974 1,582,301 2,432,028
1975 1,627,032 2,494,570
1976 1,667,225 2,558,521
1977 1,707,568 2,623,948
1978 1,748,089 2,691,088
1979 1,788,524 2,760,358
1980 1,828,985 2,832,203
1981 1,869,759 2,907,187
1982 1,910,430 2,985,557
1983 1,950,321 3,067,534
1984 1,999,528 3,154,079
1985 2,059,311 3,247,534
1986 2,120,602 3,347,809
1987 2,183,473 3,452,731
1988 2,247,653 3,559,363
1989 2,313,558 3,662,459
1990 2,380,560 3,760,562
1991 2,449,229 3,855,894
1992 2,519,465 3,944,689
1993 2,595,124 4,032,407
1994 2,673,144 4,116,662
1995 2,749,461 4,191,203
1996 2,826,785 4,263,819
1997 2,887,862 4,336,730
1998 2,952,061 4,410,507
1999 3,032,874 4,492,170
2000 3,151,345 4,582,677
2001 3,272,537 4,675,409
2002 3,350,771 4,769,465
2003 3,445,753 4,863,865
2004 3,565,554 4,958,093
2005 3,696,393 5,052,257
2006 3,837,409 5,147,105
2007 3,980,430 5,244,046
2008 4,113,517 5,345,029
2009 4,281,219 5,451,592
2010 4,462,290 5,564,356
2011 4,609,724 5,683,417
2012 4,740,450 5,808,546
2013 4,857,099 5,939,341
2014 4,975,880 6,075,283
2015 5,097,581 6,215,770
2016 5,222,536 6,360,041
2017 5,351,011 6,507,061
2018 5,483,118 6,655,524
2019 5,616,661 6,803,944
2020 5,752,791 6,949,912
2021 5,892,183 7,092,043
2022 6,035,104 7,230,193
2023 6,182,885 7,364,438
2024 6,332,961 7,494,498

Fertility rates in Congo and Turkmenistan

Fertility rate
Congo

Turkmenistan
Year Fertility rate
Congo Turkmenistan
1960 6.09 6.59
1961 6.09 6.69
1962 6.1 6.76
1963 6.15 6.79
1964 6.18 6.79
1965 6.23 6.76
1966 6.27 6.7
1967 6.29 6.64
1968 6.33 6.56
1969 6.35 6.48
1970 6.38 6.4
1971 6.42 6.32
1972 6.44 6.2
1973 6.42 6.15
1974 6.39 6.09
1975 6.36 6
1976 6.32 5.9
1977 6.27 5.77
1978 6.21 5.61
1979 6.14 5.46
1980 6.07 5.3
1981 5.98 5.16
1982 5.85 5.04
1983 5.76 4.97
1984 5.66 4.96
1985 5.59 4.97
1986 5.51 4.94
1987 5.46 4.84
1988 5.39 4.68
1989 5.33 4.46
1990 5.27 4.29
1991 5.22 4.14
1992 5.18 3.96
1993 5.13 3.78
1994 5.1 3.62
1995 5.07 3.49
1996 5.03 3.29
1997 5 3.18
1998 4.91 3.08
1999 4.81 2.98
2000 4.72 2.9
2001 4.67 2.81
2002 4.7 2.71
2003 4.7 2.67
2004 4.69 2.67
2005 4.67 2.71
2006 4.65 2.72
2007 4.65 2.73
2008 4.73 2.75
2009 4.81 2.79
2010 4.85 2.85
2011 4.83 2.9
2012 4.79 2.96
2013 4.73 3.01
2014 4.67 3.02
2015 4.61 3.03
2016 4.55 2.99
2017 4.5 2.93
2018 4.44 2.88
2019 4.38 2.83
2020 4.33 2.79
2021 4.28 2.75
2022 4.22 2.73
2023 4.16 2.69

Congo and Turkmenistan demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Turkmenistan
Year Median age, years
Congo Turkmenistan
1960 18.8 21.3
1961 18.7 20.9
1962 18.6 20.4
1963 18.4 19.7
1964 18.3 19
1965 18.2 18.4
1966 18.1 18
1967 17.9 17.7
1968 17.8 17.5
1969 17.7 17.4
1970 17.6 17.4
1971 17.5 17.4
1972 17.4 17.5
1973 17.4 17.6
1974 17.3 17.7
1975 17.2 17.9
1976 17.1 18
1977 17 18.2
1978 17 18.3
1979 17 18.5
1980 17 18.7
1981 17 18.8
1982 17.1 19
1983 17.2 19.1
1984 17.2 19.2
1985 17.3 19.3
1986 17.4 19.3
1987 17.4 19.3
1988 17.5 19.3
1989 17.6 19.3
1990 17.7 19.3
1991 17.7 19.4
1992 17.8 19.4
1993 17.9 19.5
1994 18 19.6
1995 18.1 19.7
1996 18.1 19.9
1997 18.1 20.1
1998 18.1 20.3
1999 18.2 20.6
2000 18.5 20.9
2001 18.8 21.2
2002 18.8 21.5
2003 18.9 21.8
2004 19 22.1
2005 19.2 22.4
2006 19.3 22.8
2007 19.5 23.1
2008 19.5 23.4
2009 19.7 23.7
2010 19.8 24
2011 19.7 24.3
2012 19.6 24.5
2013 19.5 24.8
2014 19.4 25
2015 19.3 25.3
2016 19.2 25.5
2017 19.2 25.7
2018 19.1 25.9
2019 19.1 26.2
2020 19.2 26.4
2021 19.2 26.7
2022 19.3 26.9
2023 19.4 27.2
2024 19.5 27.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Turkmenistan
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$62.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
11.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
2.71%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
2.9%
1999
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
57,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
+0.17%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
4%
2010
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
49.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
39.3%
2023
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
47.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
31.5%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
2.4%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$1.51B
1999
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
380,000
1998
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
n/a
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
40.6%
2017

Energy

Congo Turkmenistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
5,626 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$3.26
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
8.96 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
100%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
0.1%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
0%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
-109.8%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
2,829 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
0.01%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
0.02%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Congo Turkmenistan
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.09%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
+14,646
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
54.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.34 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
33.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
17
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
1.09
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
13.5
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
65
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
99.9%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
2%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
21.3%
2017

Health

Congo Turkmenistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$579
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$459
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
70.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
0.63%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
2.14
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
24.1 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
40
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
22.2%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
7.1%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
26
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
5.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
2.62 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Turkmenistan
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.32%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
24,210 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
152,812 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
15,934 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
n/a

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