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DR Congo vs Guinea statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 14.8M in Guinea (ranked 75/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 94,873 sq mi for Guinea (ranked 11th vs. 77th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Guinea ranks 117/197 ($25.3B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Guinea ranks 161/197 ($1,717).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Guinea
Population
115740092
15374667
Population rank 15/197 75/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$25.3B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 117/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$1,717
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 161/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$4,579
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$12.1B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
39.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$821
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 147/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$23,703
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
94,873 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
155.5 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
4.22
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
19.2 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
61.1 years
2025

DR Congo and Guinea: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Guinea economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Guinea
Year GDP
DR Congo Guinea
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 $3,220,224,608
1971 $5,594,770,359 $3,594,302,908
1972 $6,173,712,814 $4,203,069,035
1973 $7,870,239,461 $5,152,080,388
1974 $9,596,960,180 $5,691,417,541
1975 $10,237,343,174 $6,102,769,605
1976 $9,648,583,225 $6,762,781,871
1977 $12,344,424,764 $6,914,381,291
1978 $15,372,608,002 $8,087,305,999
1979 $15,068,422,236 $8,877,094,497
1980 $14,394,927,495 $9,746,524,915
1981 $12,537,821,038 $9,646,440,667
1982 $13,651,667,371 $11,926,032,493
1983 $11,006,712,650 $15,129,893,722
1984 $7,857,729,193 $18,421,497,251
1985 $7,195,042,616 $22,787,644,566
1986 $8,095,367,168 $2,909,130,355
1987 $7,661,625,473 $2,976,714,019
1988 $8,861,299,977 $3,476,480,303
1989 $9,021,862,775 $3,546,079,263
1990 $9,349,764,580 $3,888,320,666
1991 $9,625,436,873 $4,396,178,694
1992 $8,227,343,907 $4,789,220,417
1993 $10,706,259,937 $4,781,166,117
1994 $5,820,382,248 $4,932,800,407
1995 $5,643,439,376 $5,385,704,166
1996 $5,771,456,952 $5,641,243,100
1997 $6,090,838,693 $5,516,916,163
1998 $6,217,805,821 $5,232,118,046
1999 $4,711,259,427 $5,046,806,783
2000 $19,088,046,306 $4,367,458,867
2001 $7,438,189,100 $4,125,527,603
2002 $8,728,038,525 $4,301,608,753
2003 $8,937,567,060 $5,025,167,975
2004 $10,297,483,481 $5,300,767,961
2005 $11,964,484,466 $4,282,468,637
2006 $14,451,901,696 $4,220,019,845
2007 $16,737,071,816 $6,281,918,226
2008 $19,788,515,590 $6,964,179,983
2009 $18,648,372,553 $6,716,905,340
2010 $21,565,721,045 $6,853,467,146
2011 $25,839,749,199 $6,785,137,203
2012 $29,306,235,285 $7,638,044,557
2013 $32,679,745,048 $8,376,613,539
2014 $35,909,040,926 $8,778,473,373
2015 $37,917,706,497 $8,794,201,743
2016 $37,134,801,555 $8,595,955,222
2017 $38,019,264,795 $10,324,668,271
2018 $47,568,210,010 $11,857,030,367
2019 $51,775,829,877 $13,442,861,496
2020 $48,716,961,860 $14,088,693,743
2021 $55,328,482,784 $17,069,115,738
2022 $65,801,547,756 $19,910,452,542
2023 $67,006,756,666 $22,407,615,556
2024 $70,749,355,652 $25,334,307,879

DR Congo and Guinea economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Guinea
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Guinea
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 $753
1971 $270.3 $825
1972 $290.5 $948
1973 $361 $1,143
1974 $428 $1,243
1975 $445 $1,311
1976 $408 $1,431
1977 $509 $1,440
1978 $615 $1,658
1979 $582 $1,790
1980 $539 $1,931
1981 $456 $1,876
1982 $482 $2,273
1983 $376 $2,823
1984 $259.8 $3,362
1985 $230.1 $4,062
1986 $250.9 $506
1987 $230.1 $505
1988 $257.7 $574
1989 $254.2 $570
1990 $254.9 $604
1991 $253.8 $656
1992 $209.7 $693
1993 $263.3 $671
1994 $136.5 $672
1995 $127 $713
1996 $127.4 $726
1997 $132.3 $696
1998 $131.5 $647
1999 $96.3 $611
2000 $378 $518
2001 $142.7 $483
2002 $162.4 $496
2003 $161.5 $566
2004 $180.7 $585
2005 $203.6 $463
2006 $238.4 $447
2007 $267.9 $650
2008 $307 $704
2009 $280.8 $662
2010 $315 $659
2011 $365 $637
2012 $400 $699
2013 $431 $748
2014 $458 $765
2015 $468 $747
2016 $442 $712
2017 $437 $834
2018 $528 $933
2019 $557 $1,031
2020 $508 $1,054
2021 $558 $1,245
2022 $643 $1,417
2023 $633 $1,555
2024 $647 $1,717

DR Congo vs. Guinea life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Guinea
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Guinea
1950 38.2 35.6
1951 38.5 35.6
1952 38.9 35.7
1953 39.1 35.8
1954 39.4 35.9
1955 39.7 36
1956 39.9 36.1
1957 40.2 36.2
1958 40.5 36.4
1959 40.6 36.5
1960 40.8 36.6
1961 40.2 36.8
1962 40.4 37
1963 40.6 37.2
1964 40.1 37.4
1965 40.8 37.7
1966 42.2 38
1967 42.3 38.2
1968 42.7 38.5
1969 43 38.8
1970 43.3 39.1
1971 43.6 39.4
1972 43.9 39.7
1973 44.1 39.9
1974 44.3 40.2
1975 44.5 40.6
1976 44.7 41
1977 44.9 41.4
1978 44.6 41.9
1979 45.3 42.3
1980 45.5 42.8
1981 45.7 43.3
1982 45.9 43.9
1983 46.2 44.2
1984 46.5 44.9
1985 46.7 45.3
1986 47 45.7
1987 47.4 46.1
1988 47.8 46.5
1989 48.1 46.9
1990 48.5 47.3
1991 48.9 47.8
1992 49.3 48.3
1993 49.6 48.8
1994 49.9 49.2
1995 50.4 49.8
1996 49.4 50.5
1997 50.5 51.1
1998 49.7 51.6
1999 50.1 52
2000 51.9 52.4
2001 52.2 52.7
2002 52.4 53.2
2003 53 53.6
2004 53.5 54
2005 54 54.4
2006 54.5 54.9
2007 55 55.2
2008 55.4 55.7
2009 55.8 56.1
2010 56.4 56.4
2011 56.9 56.8
2012 57.4 57.1
2013 57.8 57.5
2014 58.2 57.6
2015 58.7 57.9
2016 59.1 58.5
2017 59.5 58.7
2018 59.9 59
2019 60.2 59.4
2020 60.4 59.3
2021 60 59.4
2022 61 60.4
2023 61.9 60.7
2024 62.1 60.9
2025 62.2 61.1

DR Congo and Guinea population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Guinea
Year Population
DR Congo Guinea
1960 15,264,846 3,556,749
1961 15,662,374 3,619,551
1962 16,075,724 3,684,273
1963 16,507,599 3,750,954
1964 16,955,327 3,819,722
1965 17,427,802 3,890,716
1966 17,931,929 3,964,155
1967 18,462,782 4,040,153
1968 19,012,189 4,118,550
1969 19,570,445 4,198,300
1970 20,137,436 4,277,535
1971 20,695,569 4,355,200
1972 21,251,160 4,431,292
1973 21,827,665 4,506,324
1974 22,418,878 4,580,510
1975 23,021,101 4,653,876
1976 23,624,031 4,727,022
1977 24,229,061 4,801,128
1978 24,992,689 4,877,854
1979 25,886,782 4,959,283
1980 26,711,099 5,047,419
1981 27,500,515 5,143,288
1982 28,338,190 5,247,672
1983 29,250,963 5,359,814
1984 30,245,081 5,480,096
1985 31,264,816 5,610,373
1986 32,265,196 5,750,668
1987 33,298,904 5,900,198
1988 34,382,752 6,056,574
1989 35,486,866 6,215,811
1990 36,684,063 6,434,374
1991 37,925,817 6,697,166
1992 39,228,910 6,914,366
1993 40,656,336 7,128,177
1994 42,626,876 7,345,107
1995 44,433,704 7,553,249
1996 45,296,124 7,770,035
1997 46,029,902 7,931,370
1998 47,297,600 8,081,990
1999 48,912,971 8,265,123
2000 50,507,442 8,428,832
2001 52,132,646 8,539,960
2002 53,750,524 8,674,066
2003 55,343,867 8,870,781
2004 56,997,741 9,062,726
2005 58,775,724 9,245,844
2006 60,615,908 9,441,171
2007 62,477,752 9,662,281
2008 64,390,664 9,898,870
2009 66,412,044 10,143,534
2010 68,563,038 10,396,086
2011 70,849,311 10,656,810
2012 73,254,618 10,921,581
2013 75,789,395 11,191,873
2014 78,403,242 11,472,924
2015 81,035,531 11,767,070
2016 83,956,415 12,073,030
2017 87,083,398 12,385,659
2018 90,047,644 12,704,774
2019 92,947,442 13,034,346
2020 95,989,998 13,371,183
2021 99,148,932 13,710,513
2022 102,396,968 14,055,137
2023 105,789,731 14,405,468
2024 109,276,265 14,754,785

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Guinea

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Guinea
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Guinea
1960 6.11 6.11
1961 6.12 6.13
1962 6.14 6.14
1963 6.16 6.15
1964 6.19 6.17
1965 6.21 6.18
1966 6.24 6.19
1967 6.27 6.2
1968 6.29 6.21
1969 6.3 6.23
1970 6.33 6.24
1971 6.34 6.26
1972 6.37 6.28
1973 6.39 6.31
1974 6.4 6.34
1975 6.42 6.37
1976 6.44 6.4
1977 6.45 6.43
1978 6.46 6.44
1979 6.48 6.45
1980 6.5 6.46
1981 6.52 6.46
1982 6.54 6.49
1983 6.56 6.49
1984 6.59 6.51
1985 6.61 6.53
1986 6.63 6.55
1987 6.65 6.57
1988 6.66 6.56
1989 6.65 6.55
1990 6.65 6.52
1991 6.65 6.48
1992 6.64 6.45
1993 6.64 6.41
1994 6.64 6.36
1995 6.68 6.29
1996 6.67 6.21
1997 6.69 6.12
1998 6.7 6.05
1999 6.69 5.99
2000 6.7 5.92
2001 6.66 5.83
2002 6.61 5.78
2003 6.55 5.74
2004 6.53 5.73
2005 6.53 5.73
2006 6.55 5.7
2007 6.56 5.66
2008 6.58 5.6
2009 6.59 5.53
2010 6.59 5.44
2011 6.58 5.34
2012 6.56 5.23
2013 6.53 5.15
2014 6.48 5.07
2015 6.44 5
2016 6.39 4.92
2017 6.35 4.79
2018 6.3 4.67
2019 6.25 4.58
2020 6.21 4.49
2021 6.16 4.4
2022 6.11 4.3
2023 6.05 4.22

DR Congo and Guinea demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Guinea
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Guinea
1960 18.4 20.6
1961 18.4 20.5
1962 18.4 20.4
1963 18.5 20.4
1964 18.5 20.3
1965 18.5 20.2
1966 18.5 20.1
1967 18.5 20.1
1968 18.5 20
1969 18.5 20
1970 18.4 19.9
1971 18.3 19.8
1972 18.2 19.8
1973 18.1 19.7
1974 18 19.5
1975 17.9 19.4
1976 17.8 19.3
1977 17.8 19.2
1978 17.8 19
1979 17.9 18.9
1980 17.9 18.8
1981 17.9 18.7
1982 17.8 18.6
1983 17.9 18.5
1984 17.9 18.5
1985 17.9 18.4
1986 17.9 18.4
1987 17.9 18.4
1988 17.8 18.4
1989 17.8 18.3
1990 17.8 18.3
1991 17.8 18.3
1992 17.8 18.2
1993 17.8 18.2
1994 18 18.1
1995 18.1 18.1
1996 17.7 18
1997 17.4 17.9
1998 17.2 17.7
1999 17.2 17.6
2000 17.2 17.5
2001 17.1 17.3
2002 17.1 17.2
2003 17.1 17.2
2004 17 17.2
2005 17 17.2
2006 17 17.2
2007 17 17.2
2008 16.9 17.3
2009 16.9 17.3
2010 16.9 17.4
2011 16.9 17.5
2012 16.9 17.6
2013 16.9 17.7
2014 16.9 17.8
2015 16.9 18
2016 16.9 18.1
2017 17 18.2
2018 17 18.3
2019 16.9 18.5
2020 16.9 18.6
2021 16.9 18.8
2022 16.9 18.9
2023 16.9 19
2024 16.9 19.2

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Guinea
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$21.7B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
17.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
1.72%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
2.13%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
13,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
5.02%
2019
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
37.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
25.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
54.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
23.1%
2018
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3.5%
2018
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$1.89B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$616M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
99,000
2017
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
0.01%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
36%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Guinea
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
3.72 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
0.26 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
66.6%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
n/a
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
88.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
87.4%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
51.1%
2023

Society

DR Congo Guinea
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.18%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-12,024
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
38.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.6 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.21 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
29.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
28
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
1
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
8.82
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
29.7
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
63
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
45.3%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
1%
2025
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
26.5%
2023

Health

DR Congo Guinea
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$55
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$30.5
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
61.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
20.7%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
0.02
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
19.9 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
494
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
95
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
9.74%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
4.6%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
0.52 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Guinea
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.16%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
6,430 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
69,475 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
23,433 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
n/a

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