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Congo vs Venezuela statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The Congo has a population of 6.33M (ranked 112/197), compared with 28.4M in Venezuela (ranked 53/197). The Congo's land area is 131,854 sq mi versus 340,561 sq mi for Venezuela (ranked 64th vs. 32nd).

By GDP, The Congo ranks 141/197 ($15.7B) and Venezuela ranks 33/197 ($482B). By GDP per capita, The Congo ranks 148/197 ($2,482), while Venezuela ranks 66/197 ($15,944).

Main facts and rankings

Congo Venezuela
Population
6607609
28610737
Population rank 109/197 54/197
GDP
$15.7B
2024
$482B
2014
GDP rank 141/197 33/197
GDP per capita
$2,482
2024
$15,944
2014
GDP per capita rank 148/197 66/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$7,026
2024
$17,349
2011
Government debt
$15B
2024
$410B
2014
Debt-to-GDP ratio
91.4%
2025
192.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$2,369
2024
$13,536
2014
Government debt per person rank 113/185 44/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$2,263
2025
$4,514
2025
Land area
131,854 sq mi
2025
340,561 sq mi
2025
Population density
48 ppl/mi²
2024
83.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
4.16
2023
2.08
2023
Median age
19.5 years
2024
30.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025

Congo and Venezuela: Comparison Charts

Congo and Venezuela economies compared

GDP
Congo

Venezuela
Year GDP
Congo Venezuela
1960 $131,731,863 $7,663,938,303
1961 $151,675,739 $8,067,267,031
1962 $166,521,240 $8,814,309,884
1963 $172,233,431 $9,608,717,288
1964 $185,693,725 $8,192,413,793
1965 $198,318,064 $8,427,777,778
1966 $220,613,582 $8,781,333,333
1967 $237,397,428 $9,250,000,000
1968 $251,247,458 $10,034,444,444
1969 $265,040,036 $10,285,111,111
1970 $274,960,700 $11,561,111,111
1971 $322,128,019 $12,986,590,909
1972 $410,669,264 $13,977,727,273
1973 $541,973,363 $17,035,581,395
1974 $585,364,634 $26,100,930,233
1975 $767,102,680 $27,464,651,163
1976 $754,549,601 $31,419,534,884
1977 $765,224,029 $36,210,697,674
1978 $878,771,772 $39,316,279,070
1979 $1,198,749,667 $48,310,930,233
1980 $1,705,796,853 $59,116,511,628
1981 $1,993,512,323 $66,327,441,860
1982 $2,160,640,565 $67,736,744,186
1983 $2,097,274,290 $67,556,279,070
1984 $2,193,581,365 $59,867,743,468
1985 $2,160,872,540 $61,965,466,667
1986 $1,849,268,212 $60,516,123,711
1987 $2,297,753,652 $48,029,034,483
1988 $2,212,536,312 $60,226,413,793
1989 $2,389,593,026 $43,536,709,104
1990 $2,798,746,050 $48,606,952,195
1991 $2,724,853,506 $53,453,444,787
1992 $2,933,222,703 $60,416,519,620
1993 $2,684,323,623 $60,037,460,783
1994 $1,769,365,438 $58,418,666,667
1995 $2,116,003,868 $77,389,487,770
1996 $2,540,697,539 $70,543,211,119
1997 $2,322,719,103 $85,837,678,560
1998 $1,949,481,379 $91,336,763,255
1999 $2,354,772,960 $97,972,842,462
2000 $3,227,927,698 $117,146,466,003
2001 $2,796,704,604 $122,911,036,747
2002 $3,034,250,924 $92,893,587,734
2003 $3,503,723,088 $83,620,628,582
2004 $4,656,974,940 $112,451,400,425
2005 $6,650,001,680 $145,513,489,652
2006 $8,072,305,029 $183,477,522,124
2007 $8,782,703,437 $230,364,012,576
2008 $11,649,857,673 $315,953,388,511
2009 $9,723,299,915 $329,787,628,928
2010 $13,148,396,212 $393,192,354,511
2011 $15,655,383,577 $316,482,190,800
2012 $17,692,911,296 $381,286,237,848
2013 $17,958,720,699 $371,005,379,787
2014 $17,919,321,078 $482,359,318,768
2015 $12,434,793,867 -
2016 $10,931,328,151 -
2017 $11,834,473,039 -
2018 $14,773,900,289 -
2019 $13,976,637,780 -
2020 $11,468,687,464 -
2021 $14,825,690,211 -
2022 $15,817,030,157 -
2023 $15,321,055,818 -
2024 $15,719,985,776 -

Congo and Venezuela economies compared

GDP per capita
Congo

Venezuela
Year GDP per capita
Congo Venezuela
1960 $124.7 $939
1961 $139.9 $954
1962 $149.6 $1,007
1963 $150.7 $1,060
1964 $158.1 $874
1965 $164.2 $869
1966 $177.6 $876
1967 $185.7 $893
1968 $190.8 $938
1969 $195.4 $932
1970 $196.7 $1,015
1971 $223.5 $1,106
1972 $276.3 $1,155
1973 $353 $1,367
1974 $370 $2,034
1975 $471 $2,078
1976 $453 $2,309
1977 $448 $2,585
1978 $503 $2,727
1979 $670 $3,257
1980 $933 $3,874
1981 $1,066 $4,228
1982 $1,131 $4,202
1983 $1,075 $4,079
1984 $1,097 $3,520
1985 $1,049 $3,549
1986 $872 $3,376
1987 $1,052 $2,611
1988 $984 $3,191
1989 $1,033 $2,250
1990 $1,176 $2,452
1991 $1,113 $2,633
1992 $1,164 $2,907
1993 $1,034 $2,825
1994 $662 $2,689
1995 $770 $3,487
1996 $899 $3,113
1997 $804 $3,711
1998 $660 $3,870
1999 $776 $4,071
2000 $1,024 $4,776
2001 $855 $4,920
2002 $906 $3,652
2003 $1,017 $3,230
2004 $1,306 $4,269
2005 $1,799 $5,432
2006 $2,104 $6,739
2007 $2,206 $8,332
2008 $2,832 $11,262
2009 $2,271 $11,597
2010 $2,947 $13,646
2011 $3,396 $10,844
2012 $3,732 $12,901
2013 $3,697 $12,403
2014 $3,601 $15,944
2015 $2,439 -
2016 $2,093 -
2017 $2,212 -
2018 $2,694 -
2019 $2,488 -
2020 $1,994 -
2021 $2,516 -
2022 $2,621 -
2023 $2,478 -
2024 $2,482 -

Congo vs. Venezuela life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Congo

Venezuela
Year Life expectancy, years
Congo Venezuela
1950 39.6 51.1
1951 40.3 52
1952 41.1 52.7
1953 41.9 53.4
1954 42.6 54.1
1955 43.4 54.8
1956 44.3 55.5
1957 45.1 56.2
1958 46 56.9
1959 46.8 57.7
1960 47.6 58.4
1961 48.4 59.1
1962 49 59.7
1963 49.7 60.5
1964 50.4 61.2
1965 51 61.9
1966 51.6 62.9
1967 51.9 63.6
1968 52.6 63.9
1969 53.1 63.8
1970 53.6 64.8
1971 54 65.2
1972 54.4 65.6
1973 54.7 65.7
1974 55.1 66.2
1975 55.4 66.7
1976 55.7 67.3
1977 56 67.7
1978 56.2 68.1
1979 56.5 68.2
1980 56.8 68.2
1981 57.1 68.7
1982 57.2 69
1983 57.4 69.5
1984 57.5 69.7
1985 57.6 70
1986 57.6 70.5
1987 57.6 70.7
1988 57.5 70.8
1989 57.3 70.8
1990 57.1 71
1991 56.8 71.2
1992 56.5 71.2
1993 56 71.4
1994 55.6 71.3
1995 55.5 71.7
1996 55.2 71.9
1997 48.6 72.6
1998 52.6 72.4
1999 54.4 72.1
2000 55.4 72.4
2001 55.9 71
2002 56.4 72.8
2003 57.1 72.1
2004 58 72.8
2005 58.7 73.1
2006 59.5 73
2007 60.1 73.3
2008 60.8 72.6
2009 61.2 72.8
2010 61.7 73.1
2011 62.3 73.1
2012 62.7 73.1
2013 63 73.1
2014 63.3 72.8
2015 63.7 73
2016 63.9 72
2017 64.2 71.9
2018 64.5 72.6
2019 63.2 72.8
2020 64.4 72.4
2021 64.2 71.5
2022 65 72.6
2023 65.8 72.5
2024 66 72.7
2025 66.2 72.8

Congo and Venezuela population clocks and comparison

Population
Congo

Venezuela
Year Population
Congo Venezuela
1960 1,056,732 8,160,090
1961 1,084,389 8,455,915
1962 1,113,175 8,756,870
1963 1,143,263 9,064,021
1964 1,174,816 9,377,712
1965 1,207,880 9,697,790
1966 1,242,534 10,024,854
1967 1,278,691 10,358,513
1968 1,316,519 10,697,530
1969 1,356,182 11,040,280
1970 1,397,638 11,387,790
1971 1,441,039 11,741,008
1972 1,486,468 12,099,180
1973 1,533,680 12,463,537
1974 1,582,301 12,835,351
1975 1,627,032 13,215,892
1976 1,667,225 13,606,284
1977 1,707,568 14,006,812
1978 1,748,089 14,416,684
1979 1,788,524 14,834,552
1980 1,828,985 15,258,218
1981 1,869,759 15,687,297
1982 1,910,430 16,121,874
1983 1,950,321 16,562,205
1984 1,999,528 17,008,841
1985 2,059,311 17,461,434
1986 2,120,602 17,923,536
1987 2,183,473 18,394,963
1988 2,247,653 18,871,020
1989 2,313,558 19,348,921
1990 2,380,560 19,827,010
1991 2,449,229 20,304,896
1992 2,519,465 20,780,948
1993 2,595,124 21,254,520
1994 2,673,144 21,725,188
1995 2,749,461 22,193,821
1996 2,826,785 22,662,113
1997 2,887,862 23,131,685
1998 2,952,061 23,601,337
1999 3,032,874 24,066,593
2000 3,151,345 24,526,708
2001 3,272,537 24,979,922
2002 3,350,771 25,435,671
2003 3,445,753 25,892,703
2004 3,565,554 26,340,838
2005 3,696,393 26,785,804
2006 3,837,409 27,224,686
2007 3,980,430 27,649,363
2008 4,113,517 28,053,696
2009 4,281,219 28,438,298
2010 4,462,290 28,813,101
2011 4,609,724 29,185,212
2012 4,740,450 29,553,826
2013 4,857,099 29,912,198
2014 4,975,880 30,254,079
2015 5,097,581 30,573,972
2016 5,222,536 30,765,720
2017 5,351,011 30,565,323
2018 5,483,118 29,807,592
2019 5,616,661 28,938,098
2020 5,752,791 28,444,077
2021 5,892,183 28,237,826
2022 6,035,104 28,213,017
2023 6,182,885 28,300,854
2024 6,332,961 28,405,543

Fertility rates in Congo and Venezuela

Fertility rate
Congo

Venezuela
Year Fertility rate
Congo Venezuela
1960 6.09 6.38
1961 6.09 6.3
1962 6.1 6.23
1963 6.15 6.16
1964 6.18 6.07
1965 6.23 5.98
1966 6.27 5.87
1967 6.29 5.75
1968 6.33 5.61
1969 6.35 5.47
1970 6.38 5.32
1971 6.42 5.17
1972 6.44 5.04
1973 6.42 4.91
1974 6.39 4.79
1975 6.36 4.69
1976 6.32 4.59
1977 6.27 4.49
1978 6.21 4.4
1979 6.14 4.3
1980 6.07 4.2
1981 5.98 4.1
1982 5.85 4.01
1983 5.76 3.93
1984 5.66 3.86
1985 5.59 3.79
1986 5.51 3.73
1987 5.46 3.67
1988 5.39 3.6
1989 5.33 3.52
1990 5.27 3.45
1991 5.22 3.37
1992 5.18 3.29
1993 5.13 3.22
1994 5.1 3.15
1995 5.07 3.08
1996 5.03 3.02
1997 5 2.97
1998 4.91 2.91
1999 4.81 2.86
2000 4.72 2.79
2001 4.67 2.78
2002 4.7 2.74
2003 4.7 2.7
2004 4.69 2.64
2005 4.67 2.63
2006 4.65 2.6
2007 4.65 2.52
2008 4.73 2.48
2009 4.81 2.42
2010 4.85 2.4
2011 4.83 2.4
2012 4.79 2.38
2013 4.73 2.33
2014 4.67 2.3
2015 4.61 2.25
2016 4.55 2.22
2017 4.5 2.18
2018 4.44 2.15
2019 4.38 2.13
2020 4.33 2.12
2021 4.28 2.11
2022 4.22 2.09
2023 4.16 2.08

Congo and Venezuela demographics compared

Median age
Congo

Venezuela
Year Median age, years
Congo Venezuela
1960 18.8 16.6
1961 18.7 16.6
1962 18.6 16.5
1963 18.4 16.5
1964 18.3 16.5
1965 18.2 16.5
1966 18.1 16.6
1967 17.9 16.6
1968 17.8 16.7
1969 17.7 16.9
1970 17.6 17
1971 17.5 17.2
1972 17.4 17.3
1973 17.4 17.5
1974 17.3 17.7
1975 17.2 17.9
1976 17.1 18.1
1977 17 18.3
1978 17 18.5
1979 17 18.7
1980 17 18.8
1981 17 19
1982 17.1 19.2
1983 17.2 19.4
1984 17.2 19.6
1985 17.3 19.8
1986 17.4 20
1987 17.4 20.2
1988 17.5 20.4
1989 17.6 20.6
1990 17.7 20.8
1991 17.7 21
1992 17.8 21.2
1993 17.9 21.4
1994 18 21.6
1995 18.1 21.9
1996 18.1 22.1
1997 18.1 22.3
1998 18.1 22.6
1999 18.2 22.8
2000 18.5 23.1
2001 18.8 23.4
2002 18.8 23.6
2003 18.9 23.9
2004 19 24.1
2005 19.2 24.4
2006 19.3 24.7
2007 19.5 24.9
2008 19.5 25.2
2009 19.7 25.5
2010 19.8 25.8
2011 19.7 26.1
2012 19.6 26.5
2013 19.5 26.8
2014 19.4 27.1
2015 19.3 27.4
2016 19.2 27.7
2017 19.2 28
2018 19.1 28.4
2019 19.1 28.9
2020 19.2 29.2
2021 19.2 29.6
2022 19.3 29.8
2023 19.4 30
2024 19.5 30.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Congo Venezuela
GNI, Atlas method
$15.2B
2024
$393B
2014
Government expenditure, % of GDP
21.9%
2025
15.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.34%
2023
0.003%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2%
2023
0.5%
2023
Armed forces personnel
12,000
2020
343,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
+3.54%
2025
-5.51%
2025
Unemployment rate
10%
2012
7.53%
2020
Services, % of GDP
45%
2024
51.7%
2014
Industry, % of GDP
40.1%
2024
37.2%
2014
Economic freedom index
48.6
2025
27.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
37.9%
2011
33.2%
2006
Income share by poorest 10%
1.6%
2011
1.2%
2006
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.000005%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
37
2014
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$3.98B
2002
Total reserves including gold
$715M
2023
$9.79B
2017
Personal remittances received
$44M
2024
$0
2023
International tourist arrivals
158,000
2018
429,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.93%
2016
1.9%
2016
Banked people share
55.6%
2024
87.3%
2024

Energy

Congo Venezuela
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
628 kg
2022
1,478 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$10.6
2022
$7.51
2011
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
7.25 megatons
2023
84.6 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
1.17 tons
2023
2.99 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
51.8%
2022
85.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
71.4%
2021
33.7%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.56%
2022
13.3%
2022
Net energy imports use share
-347%
2022
-73.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
459 kWh
2022
1,989 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
26.3%
2021
75.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
22.3%
2022
78.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
51.3%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Congo Venezuela
% of world population
0.08%
2024
0.35%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,491
2024
-105,297
2024
Urban population
69.6%
2024
88.5%
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
5.25 ft
2025
Quality of life index
17.1
2025
28.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
23
2024
10
2024
Higher education index
19
2025
62
2025
Homicides per 100K people
9.32
2015
12.6
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
29.7
2019
39
2019
Visa free countries
56
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.6%
2021
97.6%
2022
English speaking
0%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
38.4%
2023
61.6%
2017

Health

Congo Venezuela
Government health expenditure per capita
$50.6
2022
$208.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$12.9
2022
$51.9
2022
Life expectancy
66.2 years
2025
72.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
15.1%
2022
0.71%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.18
2022
1.66
2017
Age at first childbirth
19.6 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
241
2023
227
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
40.5
2023
24.3
2023
Obesity rate
8.84%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
8.1%
2024
8.6%
2024
Air quality index
3
2025
73
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
15.4%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
6.05 liters
2020
1.99 liters
2020

Territory

Congo Venezuela
% of world land
0.23%
2025
0.59%
2025
Land area per capita
20,820 sq mi
2024
11,989 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
41,125 sq mi
2025
83,012 sq mi
2025
Forest area
84,560 sq mi
2025
177,888 sq mi
2025
Roads length
14,493 mi
2017
59,769 mi
2014

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