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Congo vs Vatican statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 1K in The Vatican (ranked 197/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 0.17 sq mi for The Vatican (ranked 64th vs. 197th).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and The Vatican ranks 197/197 ($19.8M). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while The Vatican ranks 59/197 ($19,800).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Vatican
Population
6607609
949
Population rank 109/197 197/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$19.8M
2025
GDP rank 141/197 197/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$19,800
2025
GDP per capita rank 148/197 59/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$39,191
2025
Government debt
$15B
2024
n/a
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
n/a
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
n/a
Government debt per person rank 113/185 n/a
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$17,307
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
0.17 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
5,886 ppl/mi²
2019
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
n/a
Median age
19.5 years
2024
n/a
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025

Congo and Vatican: Comparison Charts

Congo vs. Vatican life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Vatican
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Vatican
1950 39.6 65.9
1951 40.3 65.3
1952 41.1 65.7
1953 41.9 66.3
1954 42.6 67.5
1955 43.4 67.8
1956 44.3 67.3
1957 45.1 67.5
1958 46 68.7
1959 46.8 69.2
1960 47.6 69.2
1961 48.4 69.8
1962 49 69.2
1963 49.7 69.3
1964 50.4 70.3
1965 51 70.1
1966 51.6 70.9
1967 51.9 70.9
1968 52.6 70.7
1969 53.1 70.7
1970 53.6 71.5
1971 54 71.7
1972 54.4 72
1973 54.7 71.9
1974 55.1 72.7
1975 55.4 72.6
1976 55.7 72.9
1977 56 73.3
1978 56.2 73.7
1979 56.5 74
1980 56.8 74.1
1981 57.1 74.3
1982 57.2 74.8
1983 57.4 74.7
1984 57.5 75.1
1985 57.6 75.5
1986 57.6 75.7
1987 57.6 76.2
1988 57.5 76.4
1989 57.3 76.8
1990 57.1 76.9
1991 56.8 76.9
1992 56.5 77.3
1993 56 77
1994 55.6 77.7
1995 55.5 77.8
1996 55.2 78.5
1997 48.6 78.2
1998 52.6 78.3
1999 54.4 78.7
2000 55.4 79.3
2001 55.9 79.9
2002 56.4 80
2003 57.1 79.8
2004 58 80.2
2005 58.7 80.6
2006 59.5 81.2
2007 60.1 81.3
2008 60.8 81.4
2009 61.2 81.3
2010 61.7 81.5
2011 62.3 81.7
2012 62.7 82
2013 63 82.5
2014 63.3 82.6
2015 63.7 82.5
2016 63.9 82.9
2017 64.2 82.7
2018 64.5 83.3
2019 63.2 83.6
2020 64.4 83
2021 64.2 82.9
2022 65 83.3
2023 65.8 83
2024 66 83.1
2025 66.2 83.3

Congo and Vatican population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Vatican
Year Population
Congo Vatican
1960 1,056,732 -
1961 1,084,389 -
1962 1,113,175 -
1963 1,143,263 -
1964 1,174,816 -
1965 1,207,880 -
1966 1,242,534 -
1967 1,278,691 -
1968 1,316,519 -
1969 1,356,182 -
1970 1,397,638 -
1971 1,441,039 -
1972 1,486,468 -
1973 1,533,680 -
1974 1,582,301 -
1975 1,627,032 -
1976 1,667,225 -
1977 1,707,568 -
1978 1,748,089 -
1979 1,788,524 -
1980 1,828,985 -
1981 1,869,759 -
1982 1,910,430 -
1983 1,950,321 -
1984 1,999,528 -
1985 2,059,311 -
1986 2,120,602 -
1987 2,183,473 -
1988 2,247,653 -
1989 2,313,558 -
1990 2,380,560 -
1991 2,449,229 -
1992 2,519,465 -
1993 2,595,124 -
1994 2,673,144 -
1995 2,749,461 -
1996 2,826,785 -
1997 2,887,862 -
1998 2,952,061 -
1999 3,032,874 -
2000 3,151,345 880
2001 3,272,537 890
2002 3,350,771 900
2003 3,445,753 911
2004 3,565,554 921
2005 3,696,393 921
2006 3,837,409 932
2007 3,980,430 821
2008 4,113,517 824
2009 4,281,219 826
2010 4,462,290 829
2011 4,609,724 832
2012 4,740,450 836
2013 4,857,099 839
2014 4,975,880 842
2015 5,097,581 1,000
2016 5,222,536 -
2017 5,351,011 1,000
2018 5,483,118 -
2019 5,616,661 1,000
2020 5,752,791 -
2021 5,892,183 -
2022 6,035,104 -
2023 6,182,885 -
2024 6,332,961 -

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Vatican
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
n/a
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
n/a
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
n/a
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
n/a
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
n/a
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
65
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
n/a
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
n/a
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
n/a
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
n/a

Energy

Congo Vatican
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
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
n/a
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
n/a
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
n/a
Nuclear share
0%
2021
n/a
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
n/a

Society

Congo Vatican
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.00001%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
n/a
Urban population
69.6%
2024
n/a
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
n/a
Average male height
5.62 ft
2025
n/a
Average female height
5.21 ft
2025
n/a
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
76
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
60
2025
Higher education index
19
2025
32
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
0
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
0.5
2025
Visa free countries
56
2025
150
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
100%
2013
English speaking
0%
2025
20%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
n/a

Health

Congo Vatican
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
n/a
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
n/a
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
83.3 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
n/a
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
n/a
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
n/a
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
n/a
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
n/a
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
n/a
Air quality index
3
2025
72
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
n/a

Territory

Congo Vatican
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.0000003%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
169.9 sq mi
2019
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
n/a
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
n/a
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
5.59 mi
2003

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