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Congo vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 64th vs. 157th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Vanuatu
Population
6607609
341110
Population rank 109/197 174/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 141/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 148/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$15B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 113/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

Congo and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

Congo and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
Congo

Vanuatu
Year GDP
Congo Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $1,705,796,853 $121,185,498
1981 $1,993,512,323 $113,781,796
1982 $2,160,640,565 $114,501,913
1983 $2,097,274,290 $117,389,554
1984 $2,193,581,365 $144,482,515
1985 $2,160,872,540 $131,856,421
1986 $1,849,268,212 $126,498,935
1987 $2,297,753,652 $139,464,174
1988 $2,212,536,312 $158,351,368
1989 $2,389,593,026 $154,013,202
1990 $2,798,746,050 $168,879,207
1991 $2,724,853,506 $201,334,169
1992 $2,933,222,703 $209,088,825
1993 $2,684,323,623 $200,491,853
1994 $1,769,365,438 $233,701,301
1995 $2,116,003,868 $249,333,250
1996 $2,540,697,539 $261,370,044
1997 $2,322,719,103 $272,771,209
1998 $1,949,481,379 $262,293,411
1999 $2,354,772,960 $268,006,973
2000 $3,227,927,698 $272,014,628
2001 $2,796,704,604 $257,926,882
2002 $3,034,250,924 $262,596,536
2003 $3,503,723,088 $314,471,413
2004 $4,656,974,940 $364,996,869
2005 $6,650,001,680 $394,962,433
2006 $8,072,305,029 $439,358,587
2007 $8,782,703,437 $516,392,923
2008 $11,649,857,673 $590,748,429
2009 $9,723,299,915 $592,622,319
2010 $13,148,396,212 $670,712,980
2011 $15,655,383,577 $770,153,588
2012 $17,692,911,296 $747,839,698
2013 $17,958,720,699 $758,304,466
2014 $17,919,321,078 $773,717,011
2015 $12,434,793,867 $759,690,181
2016 $10,931,328,151 $804,323,577
2017 $11,834,473,039 $880,043,284
2018 $14,773,900,289 $914,727,908
2019 $13,976,637,780 $936,526,268
2020 $11,468,687,464 $909,421,044
2021 $14,825,690,211 $982,362,212
2022 $15,817,030,157 $1,030,654,208
2023 $15,321,055,818 $1,126,313,359
2024 $15,719,985,776 $1,161,251,868

Congo and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
Congo Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $933 $1,048
1981 $1,066 $962
1982 $1,131 $946
1983 $1,075 $947
1984 $1,097 $1,137
1985 $1,049 $1,012
1986 $872 $946
1987 $1,052 $1,017
1988 $984 $1,125
1989 $1,033 $1,067
1990 $1,176 $1,141
1991 $1,113 $1,326
1992 $1,164 $1,344
1993 $1,034 $1,257
1994 $662 $1,431
1995 $770 $1,492
1996 $899 $1,529
1997 $804 $1,562
1998 $660 $1,471
1999 $776 $1,472
2000 $1,024 $1,460
2001 $855 $1,350
2002 $906 $1,341
2003 $1,017 $1,567
2004 $1,306 $1,774
2005 $1,799 $1,874
2006 $2,104 $2,035
2007 $2,206 $2,334
2008 $2,832 $2,604
2009 $2,271 $2,546
2010 $2,947 $2,815
2011 $3,396 $3,163
2012 $3,732 $3,005
2013 $3,697 $2,980
2014 $3,601 $2,973
2015 $2,439 $2,855
2016 $2,093 $2,956
2017 $2,212 $3,160
2018 $2,694 $3,207
2019 $2,488 $3,207
2020 $1,994 $3,043
2021 $2,516 $3,212
2022 $2,621 $3,292
2023 $2,478 $3,515
2024 $2,482 $3,543

Congo vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Vanuatu
1950 39.6 43.9
1951 40.3 42.2
1952 41.1 45.3
1953 41.9 45.8
1954 42.6 46.5
1955 43.4 47.1
1956 44.3 47.7
1957 45.1 48.2
1958 46 48.7
1959 46.8 49.3
1960 47.6 49.8
1961 48.4 50.4
1962 49 50.9
1963 49.7 51.5
1964 50.4 52
1965 51 52.5
1966 51.6 53.1
1967 51.9 53.7
1968 52.6 54.2
1969 53.1 54.8
1970 53.6 55.3
1971 54 55.9
1972 54.4 56.4
1973 54.7 57
1974 55.1 57.6
1975 55.4 58.1
1976 55.7 58.7
1977 56 59.2
1978 56.2 59.9
1979 56.5 60.9
1980 56.8 61.3
1981 57.1 61.9
1982 57.2 62.5
1983 57.4 63.1
1984 57.5 63.5
1985 57.6 63.9
1986 57.6 64.6
1987 57.6 64.4
1988 57.5 65.7
1989 57.3 66
1990 57.1 66.7
1991 56.8 67.1
1992 56.5 67.4
1993 56 67.7
1994 55.6 68
1995 55.5 68.1
1996 55.2 68.2
1997 48.6 68.3
1998 52.6 68.4
1999 54.4 67.9
2000 55.4 68.6
2001 55.9 68.7
2002 56.4 68.8
2003 57.1 68.9
2004 58 69
2005 58.7 69.2
2006 59.5 69.1
2007 60.1 69.1
2008 60.8 69.3
2009 61.2 69.4
2010 61.7 69.6
2011 62.3 69.7
2012 62.7 69.9
2013 63 70
2014 63.3 70
2015 63.7 70.2
2016 63.9 70.4
2017 64.2 70.5
2018 64.5 70.6
2019 63.2 70.8
2020 64.4 70.4
2021 64.2 70
2022 65 71.3
2023 65.8 71.5
2024 66 71.7
2025 66.2 71.8

Congo and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Vanuatu
Year Population
Congo Vanuatu
1960 1,056,732 64,431
1961 1,084,389 66,264
1962 1,113,175 68,174
1963 1,143,263 70,159
1964 1,174,816 72,219
1965 1,207,880 74,358
1966 1,242,534 76,590
1967 1,278,691 78,921
1968 1,316,519 81,314
1969 1,356,182 83,755
1970 1,397,638 86,266
1971 1,441,039 88,862
1972 1,486,468 91,562
1973 1,533,680 94,362
1974 1,582,301 97,260
1975 1,627,032 100,269
1976 1,667,225 103,388
1977 1,707,568 106,618
1978 1,748,089 109,963
1979 1,788,524 113,040
1980 1,828,985 115,660
1981 1,869,759 118,249
1982 1,910,430 121,035
1983 1,950,321 123,998
1984 1,999,528 127,109
1985 2,059,311 130,356
1986 2,120,602 133,720
1987 2,183,473 137,187
1988 2,247,653 140,756
1989 2,313,558 144,393
1990 2,380,560 148,063
1991 2,449,229 151,793
1992 2,519,465 155,608
1993 2,595,124 159,463
1994 2,673,144 163,314
1995 2,749,461 167,137
1996 2,826,785 170,911
1997 2,887,862 174,626
1998 2,952,061 178,313
1999 3,032,874 182,048
2000 3,151,345 186,281
2001 3,272,537 191,031
2002 3,350,771 195,863
2003 3,445,753 200,746
2004 3,565,554 205,711
2005 3,696,393 210,760
2006 3,837,409 215,923
2007 3,980,430 221,276
2008 4,113,517 226,896
2009 4,281,219 232,731
2010 4,462,290 238,248
2011 4,609,724 243,474
2012 4,740,450 248,883
2013 4,857,099 254,482
2014 4,975,880 260,240
2015 5,097,581 266,101
2016 5,222,536 272,087
2017 5,351,011 278,507
2018 5,483,118 285,259
2019 5,616,661 291,985
2020 5,752,791 298,858
2021 5,892,183 305,868
2022 6,035,104 313,046
2023 6,182,885 320,409
2024 6,332,961 327,777

Fertility rates in Congo and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
Congo

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
Congo Vanuatu
1960 6.09 6.78
1961 6.09 6.73
1962 6.1 6.67
1963 6.15 6.62
1964 6.18 6.57
1965 6.23 6.52
1966 6.27 6.51
1967 6.29 6.51
1968 6.33 6.46
1969 6.35 6.41
1970 6.38 6.35
1971 6.42 6.29
1972 6.44 6.23
1973 6.42 6.15
1974 6.39 6.06
1975 6.36 5.98
1976 6.32 5.89
1977 6.27 5.81
1978 6.21 5.77
1979 6.14 5.73
1980 6.07 5.69
1981 5.98 5.65
1982 5.85 5.6
1983 5.76 5.55
1984 5.66 5.49
1985 5.59 5.43
1986 5.51 5.38
1987 5.46 5.33
1988 5.39 5.27
1989 5.33 5.21
1990 5.27 5.17
1991 5.22 5.13
1992 5.18 5.09
1993 5.13 5.02
1994 5.1 4.94
1995 5.07 4.85
1996 5.03 4.75
1997 5 4.66
1998 4.91 4.6
1999 4.81 4.56
2000 4.72 4.54
2001 4.67 4.5
2002 4.7 4.38
2003 4.7 4.29
2004 4.69 4.21
2005 4.67 4.13
2006 4.65 4.1
2007 4.65 4.12
2008 4.73 4.16
2009 4.81 4.16
2010 4.85 4.13
2011 4.83 4.09
2012 4.79 4.06
2013 4.73 4.04
2014 4.67 4
2015 4.61 3.95
2016 4.55 3.92
2017 4.5 3.88
2018 4.44 3.83
2019 4.38 3.79
2020 4.33 3.74
2021 4.28 3.7
2022 4.22 3.65
2023 4.16 3.6

Congo and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
Congo Vanuatu
1960 18.8 17.7
1961 18.7 17.6
1962 18.6 17.5
1963 18.4 17.4
1964 18.3 17.3
1965 18.2 17.2
1966 18.1 17.1
1967 17.9 17.1
1968 17.8 17
1969 17.7 17
1970 17.6 17
1971 17.5 17
1972 17.4 17
1973 17.4 17
1974 17.3 17.1
1975 17.2 17.1
1976 17.1 17.1
1977 17 17.2
1978 17 17.3
1979 17 17.5
1980 17 17.6
1981 17 17.7
1982 17.1 17.7
1983 17.2 17.7
1984 17.2 17.7
1985 17.3 17.7
1986 17.4 17.8
1987 17.4 17.8
1988 17.5 17.8
1989 17.6 17.8
1990 17.7 17.8
1991 17.7 17.9
1992 17.8 17.8
1993 17.9 17.7
1994 18 17.7
1995 18.1 17.8
1996 18.1 18
1997 18.1 18
1998 18.1 18
1999 18.2 18
2000 18.5 18.2
2001 18.8 18.5
2002 18.8 18.7
2003 18.9 18.9
2004 19 19.2
2005 19.2 19.4
2006 19.3 19.6
2007 19.5 19.9
2008 19.5 20.1
2009 19.7 20.3
2010 19.8 20.5
2011 19.7 20.6
2012 19.6 20.8
2013 19.5 20.9
2014 19.4 21
2015 19.3 21.1
2016 19.2 21.1
2017 19.2 21.2
2018 19.1 21.2
2019 19.1 21.2
2020 19.2 21.2
2021 19.2 21.2
2022 19.3 21.2
2023 19.4 21.2
2024 19.5 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Congo Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

Congo Vanuatu
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
26.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
88%
2023
English speaking
0%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

Congo Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Vanuatu
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
665 mi
2000

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