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DR Congo vs Estonia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 1.37M in Estonia (ranked 153/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 16,498 sq mi for Estonia (ranked 11th vs. 129th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Estonia ranks 102/197 ($42.8B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Estonia ranks 40/197 ($31,170).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Estonia
Population
115740092
1355535
Population rank 15/197 155/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$42.8B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 102/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$31,170
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 40/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$49,334
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$10.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
25.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$7,362
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 66/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$21,368
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
16,498 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
83.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
1.31
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
43.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
79.5 years
2025

DR Congo and Estonia: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Estonia economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Estonia
Year GDP
DR Congo Estonia
1960 $3,359,404,118 -
1961 $3,086,746,857 -
1962 $3,779,841,429 -
1963 $6,213,185,743 -
1964 $2,881,545,273 -
1965 $4,043,901,818 -
1966 $4,532,660,182 -
1967 $3,384,063,372 -
1968 $3,909,780,539 -
1969 $5,032,434,970 -
1970 $4,877,684,910 -
1971 $5,594,770,359 -
1972 $6,173,712,814 -
1973 $7,870,239,461 -
1974 $9,596,960,180 -
1975 $10,237,343,174 -
1976 $9,648,583,225 -
1977 $12,344,424,764 -
1978 $15,372,608,002 -
1979 $15,068,422,236 -
1980 $14,394,927,495 -
1981 $12,537,821,038 -
1982 $13,651,667,371 -
1983 $11,006,712,650 -
1984 $7,857,729,193 -
1985 $7,195,042,616 -
1986 $8,095,367,168 -
1987 $7,661,625,473 -
1988 $8,861,299,977 -
1989 $9,021,862,775 -
1990 $9,349,764,580 -
1991 $9,625,436,873 -
1992 $8,227,343,907 -
1993 $10,706,259,937 $4,013,091,682
1994 $5,820,382,248 $4,123,011,420
1995 $5,643,439,376 $4,502,970,889
1996 $5,771,456,952 $4,786,018,988
1997 $6,090,838,693 $5,154,420,649
1998 $6,217,805,821 $5,674,080,543
1999 $4,711,259,427 $5,756,912,266
2000 $19,088,046,306 $5,686,579,748
2001 $7,438,189,100 $6,250,218,423
2002 $8,728,038,525 $7,370,119,619
2003 $8,937,567,060 $9,876,595,528
2004 $10,297,483,481 $12,148,595,031
2005 $11,964,484,466 $14,109,491,357
2006 $14,451,901,696 $17,025,671,810
2007 $16,737,071,816 $22,450,264,166
2008 $19,788,515,590 $24,342,935,404
2009 $18,648,372,553 $19,633,984,440
2010 $21,565,721,045 $19,524,355,419
2011 $25,839,749,199 $23,303,915,795
2012 $29,306,235,285 $23,237,406,116
2013 $32,679,745,048 $25,451,032,781
2014 $35,909,040,926 $27,055,689,003
2015 $37,917,706,497 $23,311,847,751
2016 $37,134,801,555 $24,561,027,788
2017 $38,019,264,795 $27,469,461,919
2018 $47,568,210,010 $31,222,632,741
2019 $51,775,829,877 $31,873,748,770
2020 $48,716,961,860 $31,820,771,494
2021 $55,328,482,784 $37,204,563,051
2022 $65,801,547,756 $38,376,046,175
2023 $67,006,756,666 $41,291,245,222
2024 $70,749,355,652 $42,764,929,169

DR Congo and Estonia economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Estonia
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Estonia
1960 $220.1 -
1961 $197.1 -
1962 $235.1 -
1963 $376 -
1964 $169.9 -
1965 $232 -
1966 $252.8 -
1967 $183.3 -
1968 $205.6 -
1969 $257.1 -
1970 $242.2 -
1971 $270.3 -
1972 $290.5 -
1973 $361 -
1974 $428 -
1975 $445 -
1976 $408 -
1977 $509 -
1978 $615 -
1979 $582 -
1980 $539 -
1981 $456 -
1982 $482 -
1983 $376 -
1984 $259.8 -
1985 $230.1 -
1986 $250.9 -
1987 $230.1 -
1988 $257.7 -
1989 $254.2 -
1990 $254.9 -
1991 $253.8 -
1992 $209.7 -
1993 $263.3 $2,686
1994 $136.5 $2,819
1995 $127 $3,134
1996 $127.4 $3,381
1997 $132.3 $3,683
1998 $131.5 $4,093
1999 $96.3 $4,141
2000 $378 $4,071
2001 $142.7 $4,503
2002 $162.4 $5,343
2003 $161.5 $7,205
2004 $180.7 $8,916
2005 $203.6 $10,415
2006 $238.4 $12,641
2007 $267.9 $16,745
2008 $307 $18,206
2009 $280.8 $14,712
2010 $315 $14,664
2011 $365 $17,556
2012 $400 $17,568
2013 $431 $19,310
2014 $458 $20,582
2015 $468 $17,722
2016 $442 $18,666
2017 $437 $20,852
2018 $528 $23,618
2019 $557 $24,021
2020 $508 $23,934
2021 $558 $27,954
2022 $643 $28,451
2023 $633 $30,133
2024 $647 $31,170

DR Congo vs. Estonia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Estonia
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Estonia
1950 38.2 66.4
1951 38.5 66.8
1952 38.9 67.2
1953 39.1 67.5
1954 39.4 67.8
1955 39.7 68.2
1956 39.9 68.5
1957 40.2 68.8
1958 40.5 68.8
1959 40.6 68.7
1960 40.8 69.3
1961 40.2 69.6
1962 40.4 69.8
1963 40.6 69.9
1964 40.1 70.6
1965 40.8 70.7
1966 42.2 70.7
1967 42.3 71
1968 42.7 70.6
1969 43 70.3
1970 43.3 70.4
1971 43.6 70.6
1972 43.9 70.4
1973 44.1 70.7
1974 44.3 70.8
1975 44.5 70.1
1976 44.7 69.7
1977 44.9 69.8
1978 44.6 69.7
1979 45.3 69.4
1980 45.5 69.5
1981 45.7 69.3
1982 45.9 69.9
1983 46.2 69.8
1984 46.5 69.6
1985 46.7 69.8
1986 47 70.9
1987 47.4 70.9
1988 47.8 71
1989 48.1 70.5
1990 48.5 69.9
1991 48.9 69.8
1992 49.3 69.2
1993 49.6 68.2
1994 49.9 66.7
1995 50.4 67.8
1996 49.4 70
1997 50.5 70.2
1998 49.7 69.8
1999 50.1 70.7
2000 51.9 71
2001 52.2 70.8
2002 52.4 71.4
2003 53 71.9
2004 53.5 72.4
2005 54 73
2006 54.5 73.2
2007 55 73.2
2008 55.4 74.3
2009 55.8 75.2
2010 56.4 75.9
2011 56.9 76.3
2012 57.4 76.4
2013 57.8 77.3
2014 58.2 77.1
2015 58.7 77.7
2016 59.1 77.8
2017 59.5 78.2
2018 59.9 78.3
2019 60.2 78.8
2020 60.4 78.9
2021 60 77.4
2022 61 78.2
2023 61.9 79.2
2024 62.1 79.3
2025 62.2 79.5

DR Congo and Estonia population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Estonia
Year Population
DR Congo Estonia
1960 15,264,846 1,211,537
1961 15,662,374 1,225,077
1962 16,075,724 1,241,623
1963 16,507,599 1,258,857
1964 16,955,327 1,277,086
1965 17,427,802 1,294,566
1966 17,931,929 1,308,597
1967 18,462,782 1,318,946
1968 19,012,189 1,331,214
1969 19,570,445 1,345,249
1970 20,137,436 1,360,076
1971 20,695,569 1,376,955
1972 21,251,160 1,392,518
1973 21,827,665 1,405,951
1974 22,418,878 1,418,169
1975 23,021,101 1,429,352
1976 23,624,031 1,439,576
1977 24,229,061 1,450,211
1978 24,992,689 1,460,188
1979 25,886,782 1,468,333
1980 26,711,099 1,477,219
1981 27,500,515 1,487,666
1982 28,338,190 1,498,414
1983 29,250,963 1,508,745
1984 30,245,081 1,518,617
1985 31,264,816 1,528,781
1986 32,265,196 1,540,190
1987 33,298,904 1,552,221
1988 34,382,752 1,561,900
1989 35,486,866 1,568,131
1990 36,684,063 1,569,174
1991 37,925,817 1,561,314
1992 39,228,910 1,533,091
1993 40,656,336 1,494,128
1994 42,626,876 1,462,514
1995 44,433,704 1,436,634
1996 45,296,124 1,415,594
1997 46,029,902 1,399,535
1998 47,297,600 1,386,156
1999 48,912,971 1,390,244
2000 50,507,442 1,396,985
2001 52,132,646 1,388,115
2002 53,750,524 1,379,350
2003 55,343,867 1,370,720
2004 56,997,741 1,362,550
2005 58,775,724 1,354,775
2006 60,615,908 1,346,810
2007 62,477,752 1,340,680
2008 64,390,664 1,337,090
2009 66,412,044 1,334,515
2010 68,563,038 1,331,475
2011 70,849,311 1,327,439
2012 73,254,618 1,322,696
2013 75,789,395 1,317,997
2014 78,403,242 1,314,545
2015 81,035,531 1,315,407
2016 83,956,415 1,315,790
2017 87,083,398 1,317,384
2018 90,047,644 1,321,977
2019 92,947,442 1,326,898
2020 95,989,998 1,329,522
2021 99,148,932 1,330,932
2022 102,396,968 1,348,840
2023 105,789,731 1,370,286
2024 109,276,265 1,371,986

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Estonia

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Estonia
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Estonia
1960 6.11 1.98
1961 6.12 1.98
1962 6.14 1.95
1963 6.16 1.89
1964 6.19 1.94
1965 6.21 1.88
1966 6.24 1.87
1967 6.27 1.9
1968 6.29 2.03
1969 6.3 2.13
1970 6.33 2.17
1971 6.34 2.19
1972 6.37 2.13
1973 6.39 2.06
1974 6.4 2.07
1975 6.42 2.04
1976 6.44 2.07
1977 6.45 2.06
1978 6.46 2.02
1979 6.48 2
1980 6.5 2.02
1981 6.52 2.07
1982 6.54 2.07
1983 6.56 2.16
1984 6.59 2.17
1985 6.61 2.13
1986 6.63 2.18
1987 6.65 2.27
1988 6.66 2.27
1989 6.65 2.22
1990 6.65 2.05
1991 6.65 1.8
1992 6.64 1.71
1993 6.64 1.49
1994 6.64 1.42
1995 6.68 1.38
1996 6.67 1.37
1997 6.69 1.32
1998 6.7 1.28
1999 6.69 1.3
2000 6.7 1.36
2001 6.66 1.32
2002 6.61 1.36
2003 6.55 1.37
2004 6.53 1.47
2005 6.53 1.52
2006 6.55 1.58
2007 6.56 1.69
2008 6.58 1.72
2009 6.59 1.7
2010 6.59 1.72
2011 6.58 1.61
2012 6.56 1.56
2013 6.53 1.52
2014 6.48 1.54
2015 6.44 1.58
2016 6.39 1.6
2017 6.35 1.59
2018 6.3 1.67
2019 6.25 1.66
2020 6.21 1.58
2021 6.16 1.61
2022 6.11 1.41
2023 6.05 1.31

DR Congo and Estonia demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Estonia
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Estonia
1960 18.4 32.2
1961 18.4 32.4
1962 18.4 32.5
1963 18.5 32.7
1964 18.5 32.8
1965 18.5 33
1966 18.5 33.2
1967 18.5 33.4
1968 18.5 33.6
1969 18.5 33.7
1970 18.4 33.7
1971 18.3 33.8
1972 18.2 33.9
1973 18.1 34.1
1974 18 34.2
1975 17.9 34.2
1976 17.8 34.3
1977 17.8 34.3
1978 17.8 34.2
1979 17.9 34
1980 17.9 33.9
1981 17.9 33.8
1982 17.8 33.8
1983 17.9 33.9
1984 17.9 33.9
1985 17.9 33.9
1986 17.9 34
1987 17.9 34
1988 17.8 34.1
1989 17.8 34.2
1990 17.8 34.3
1991 17.8 34.6
1992 17.8 35
1993 17.8 35.6
1994 18 36
1995 18.1 36.3
1996 17.7 36.7
1997 17.4 37
1998 17.2 37.3
1999 17.2 37.6
2000 17.2 38
2001 17.1 38.3
2002 17.1 38.5
2003 17.1 38.8
2004 17 39.1
2005 17 39.3
2006 17 39.6
2007 17 39.7
2008 16.9 39.8
2009 16.9 40
2010 16.9 40.3
2011 16.9 40.6
2012 16.9 40.9
2013 16.9 41.1
2014 16.9 41.4
2015 16.9 41.5
2016 16.9 41.7
2017 17 41.9
2018 17 42
2019 16.9 42.2
2020 16.9 42.4
2021 16.9 42.5
2022 16.9 42.7
2023 16.9 42.9
2024 16.9 43.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Estonia
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$39.4B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
44.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
5.21%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
2.87%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
7,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-2.69%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
7.5%
2024
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
65.1%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
20.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
78.9
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
23.7%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3.1%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
14
2003
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$2.07B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$496M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
1,695,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
3.98%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
98.9%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Estonia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
3,089 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$15.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
11.4 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
8.35 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
60.9%
2023
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
38%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
2.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
3.77%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
5,722 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
40%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
0.42%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Estonia
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.02%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-7,742
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
70%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.53 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
82
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
76
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
81
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
1.54
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
4.5
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
173
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
50.2%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
92.2%
2024

Health

DR Congo Estonia
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$1,999
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$463
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
79.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
0.01%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
3.44
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
28.7 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
5
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
2.1
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
22.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
95
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
28.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
10.7 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Estonia
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.03%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
12,025 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
3,815 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
9,415 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
n/a

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