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DR Congo vs Guyana statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 831K in Guyana (ranked 161/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 81,522 sq mi for Guyana (ranked 11th vs. 82nd).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Guyana ranks 119/197 ($24.8B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Guyana ranks 42/197 ($29,884).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Guyana
Population
115740092
839919
Population rank 15/197 162/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$24.8B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 119/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$29,884
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 42/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$79,906
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$6.03B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
27.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$7,252
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 67/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$13,265
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
81,522 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
10.2 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
2.41
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
26.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
70.4 years
2025

DR Congo and Guyana: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Guyana economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Guyana
Year GDP
DR Congo Guyana
1960 $3,359,404,118 $170,216,241
1961 $3,086,746,857 $185,849,535
1962 $3,779,841,429 $194,949,513
1963 $6,213,185,743 $175,757,894
1964 $2,881,545,273 $194,774,513
1965 $4,043,901,818 $213,235,294
1966 $4,532,660,182 $228,705,882
1967 $3,384,063,372 $250,176,471
1968 $3,909,780,539 $229,750,000
1969 $5,032,434,970 $249,300,000
1970 $4,877,684,910 $267,800,000
1971 $5,594,770,359 $282,050,000
1972 $6,173,712,814 $285,380,952
1973 $7,870,239,461 $307,047,619
1974 $9,596,960,180 $433,954,545
1975 $10,237,343,174 $494,791,667
1976 $9,648,583,225 $454,440,000
1977 $12,344,424,764 $449,880,000
1978 $15,372,608,002 $507,080,000
1979 $15,068,422,236 $530,440,000
1980 $14,394,927,495 $603,200,000
1981 $12,537,821,038 $570,357,107
1982 $13,651,667,371 $482,000,000
1983 $11,006,712,650 $489,333,333
1984 $7,857,729,193 $437,631,605
1985 $7,195,042,616 $453,488,372
1986 $8,095,367,168 $504,651,140
1987 $7,661,625,473 $354,591,847
1988 $8,861,299,977 $413,799,990
1989 $9,021,862,775 $379,779,390
1990 $9,349,764,580 $396,582,263
1991 $9,625,436,873 $348,533,095
1992 $8,227,343,907 $373,573,141
1993 $10,706,259,937 $454,101,382
1994 $5,820,382,248 $540,874,934
1995 $5,643,439,376 $621,626,786
1996 $5,771,456,952 $705,406,001
1997 $6,090,838,693 $749,138,010
1998 $6,217,805,821 $717,530,683
1999 $4,711,259,427 $694,754,988
2000 $19,088,046,306 $712,667,897
2001 $7,438,189,100 $712,167,450
2002 $8,728,038,525 $726,131,435
2003 $8,937,567,060 $743,063,950
2004 $10,297,483,481 $787,814,379
2005 $11,964,484,466 $824,880,550
2006 $14,451,901,696 $2,379,817,991
2007 $16,737,071,816 $2,730,971,595
2008 $19,788,515,590 $3,025,187,433
2009 $18,648,372,553 $3,165,663,153
2010 $21,565,721,045 $3,432,912,517
2011 $25,839,749,199 $3,691,384,318
2012 $29,306,235,285 $4,063,088,536
2013 $32,679,745,048 $4,167,800,929
2014 $35,909,040,926 $4,127,660,152
2015 $37,917,706,497 $4,279,840,194
2016 $37,134,801,555 $4,482,697,337
2017 $38,019,264,795 $4,748,174,334
2018 $47,568,210,010 $4,787,636,998
2019 $51,775,829,877 $5,173,760,192
2020 $48,716,961,860 $5,471,256,595
2021 $55,328,482,784 $8,041,362,110
2022 $65,801,547,756 $14,718,388,489
2023 $67,006,756,666 $16,918,503,597
2024 $70,749,355,652 $24,835,899,826

DR Congo and Guyana economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Guyana
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Guyana
1960 $220.1 $299.1
1961 $197.1 $319
1962 $235.1 $327
1963 $376 $288.8
1964 $169.9 $313
1965 $232 $336
1966 $252.8 $353
1967 $183.3 $378
1968 $205.6 $340
1969 $257.1 $361
1970 $242.2 $381
1971 $270.3 $396
1972 $290.5 $395
1973 $361 $421
1974 $428 $588
1975 $445 $664
1976 $408 $604
1977 $509 $593
1978 $615 $663
1979 $582 $689
1980 $539 $779
1981 $456 $735
1982 $482 $621
1983 $376 $631
1984 $259.8 $565
1985 $230.1 $588
1986 $250.9 $657
1987 $230.1 $464
1988 $257.7 $545
1989 $254.2 $503
1990 $254.9 $529
1991 $253.8 $466
1992 $209.7 $498
1993 $263.3 $603
1994 $136.5 $716
1995 $127 $820
1996 $127.4 $928
1997 $132.3 $983
1998 $131.5 $940
1999 $96.3 $909
2000 $378 $932
2001 $142.7 $932
2002 $162.4 $951
2003 $161.5 $974
2004 $180.7 $1,033
2005 $203.6 $1,084
2006 $238.4 $3,136
2007 $267.9 $3,608
2008 $307 $4,009
2009 $280.8 $4,209
2010 $315 $4,582
2011 $365 $4,947
2012 $400 $5,444
2013 $431 $5,557
2014 $458 $5,473
2015 $468 $5,640
2016 $442 $5,871
2017 $437 $6,179
2018 $528 $6,048
2019 $557 $6,406
2020 $508 $6,776
2021 $558 $9,861
2022 $643 $17,913
2023 $633 $20,474
2024 $647 $29,884

DR Congo vs. Guyana life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Guyana
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Guyana
1950 38.2 49.2
1951 38.5 50.2
1952 38.9 51.3
1953 39.1 52.4
1954 39.4 53.3
1955 39.7 54.1
1956 39.9 55.2
1957 40.2 56.1
1958 40.5 56.4
1959 40.6 57
1960 40.8 57.5
1961 40.2 57.9
1962 40.4 58.3
1963 40.6 58.6
1964 40.1 59
1965 40.8 59.1
1966 42.2 59.3
1967 42.3 59.5
1968 42.7 59.7
1969 43 59.8
1970 43.3 60
1971 43.6 60.1
1972 43.9 60.1
1973 44.1 60.2
1974 44.3 60.3
1975 44.5 60.4
1976 44.7 60.4
1977 44.9 60.6
1978 44.6 60.6
1979 45.3 60.7
1980 45.5 60.8
1981 45.7 60.9
1982 45.9 61
1983 46.2 61.2
1984 46.5 61.3
1985 46.7 61.4
1986 47 61.5
1987 47.4 61.7
1988 47.8 61.8
1989 48.1 62.1
1990 48.5 62.3
1991 48.9 62.5
1992 49.3 62.8
1993 49.6 63
1994 49.9 63
1995 50.4 62.7
1996 49.4 62.7
1997 50.5 62.9
1998 49.7 63.4
1999 50.1 63.8
2000 51.9 64.1
2001 52.2 64.4
2002 52.4 64.2
2003 53 64.1
2004 53.5 64.2
2005 54 64.4
2006 54.5 64.8
2007 55 65.5
2008 55.4 65.7
2009 55.8 66
2010 56.4 66.2
2011 56.9 66.5
2012 57.4 66.4
2013 57.8 66.7
2014 58.2 67.3
2015 58.7 67.7
2016 59.1 68.1
2017 59.5 68.5
2018 59.9 68.8
2019 60.2 69.1
2020 60.4 67.8
2021 60 64.3
2022 61 69.9
2023 61.9 70.2
2024 62.1 70.3
2025 62.2 70.4

DR Congo and Guyana population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Guyana
Year Population
DR Congo Guyana
1960 15,264,846 569,143
1961 15,662,374 582,568
1962 16,075,724 595,461
1963 16,507,599 608,537
1964 16,955,327 621,764
1965 17,427,802 635,128
1966 17,931,929 648,646
1967 18,462,782 662,311
1968 19,012,189 676,160
1969 19,570,445 690,223
1970 20,137,436 702,705
1971 20,695,569 712,662
1972 21,251,160 721,617
1973 21,827,665 730,138
1974 22,418,878 738,057
1975 23,021,101 745,393
1976 23,624,031 752,253
1977 24,229,061 758,654
1978 24,992,689 764,586
1979 25,886,782 770,062
1980 26,711,099 774,367
1981 27,500,515 776,453
1982 28,338,190 776,712
1983 29,250,963 775,891
1984 30,245,081 774,111
1985 31,264,816 771,477
1986 32,265,196 768,098
1987 33,298,904 764,120
1988 34,382,752 759,663
1989 35,486,866 754,865
1990 36,684,063 749,894
1991 37,925,817 747,861
1992 39,228,910 749,911
1993 40,656,336 752,965
1994 42,626,876 755,822
1995 44,433,704 758,388
1996 45,296,124 760,526
1997 46,029,902 762,245
1998 47,297,600 763,586
1999 48,912,971 764,483
2000 50,507,442 764,832
2001 52,132,646 764,477
2002 53,750,524 763,652
2003 55,343,867 763,101
2004 56,997,741 762,418
2005 58,775,724 760,914
2006 60,615,908 758,966
2007 62,477,752 756,861
2008 64,390,664 754,606
2009 66,412,044 752,094
2010 68,563,038 749,256
2011 70,849,311 746,153
2012 73,254,618 746,288
2013 75,789,395 750,021
2014 78,403,242 754,229
2015 81,035,531 758,781
2016 83,956,415 763,548
2017 87,083,398 768,479
2018 90,047,644 791,556
2019 92,947,442 807,665
2020 95,989,998 807,481
2021 99,148,932 815,482
2022 102,396,968 821,637
2023 105,789,731 826,353
2024 109,276,265 831,087

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Guyana

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Guyana
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Guyana
1960 6.11 6.33
1961 6.12 6.34
1962 6.14 6.33
1963 6.16 6.31
1964 6.19 6.23
1965 6.21 6.14
1966 6.24 6.02
1967 6.27 5.89
1968 6.29 5.75
1969 6.3 5.58
1970 6.33 5.41
1971 6.34 5.26
1972 6.37 5.08
1973 6.39 4.87
1974 6.4 4.64
1975 6.42 4.45
1976 6.44 4.28
1977 6.45 4.12
1978 6.46 3.97
1979 6.48 3.86
1980 6.5 3.77
1981 6.52 3.72
1982 6.54 3.68
1983 6.56 3.64
1984 6.59 3.54
1985 6.61 3.47
1986 6.63 3.38
1987 6.65 3.31
1988 6.66 3.23
1989 6.65 3.19
1990 6.65 3.18
1991 6.65 3.18
1992 6.64 3.19
1993 6.64 3.2
1994 6.64 3.23
1995 6.68 3.24
1996 6.67 3.23
1997 6.69 3.22
1998 6.7 3.18
1999 6.69 3.13
2000 6.7 3.06
2001 6.66 2.96
2002 6.61 2.84
2003 6.55 2.75
2004 6.53 2.68
2005 6.53 2.65
2006 6.55 2.66
2007 6.56 2.68
2008 6.58 2.7
2009 6.59 2.69
2010 6.59 2.68
2011 6.58 2.69
2012 6.56 2.7
2013 6.53 2.71
2014 6.48 2.7
2015 6.44 2.67
2016 6.39 2.63
2017 6.35 2.59
2018 6.3 2.55
2019 6.25 2.52
2020 6.21 2.49
2021 6.16 2.46
2022 6.11 2.44
2023 6.05 2.41

DR Congo and Guyana demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Guyana
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Guyana
1960 18.4 16.7
1961 18.4 16.6
1962 18.4 16.4
1963 18.5 16.3
1964 18.5 16.2
1965 18.5 16.1
1966 18.5 16.1
1967 18.5 16.2
1968 18.5 16.2
1969 18.5 16.4
1970 18.4 16.5
1971 18.3 16.6
1972 18.2 16.7
1973 18.1 16.8
1974 18 17
1975 17.9 17.2
1976 17.8 17.4
1977 17.8 17.6
1978 17.8 17.8
1979 17.9 18
1980 17.9 18.2
1981 17.9 18.4
1982 17.8 18.7
1983 17.9 19
1984 17.9 19.3
1985 17.9 19.6
1986 17.9 19.9
1987 17.9 20.2
1988 17.8 20.5
1989 17.8 20.7
1990 17.8 20.9
1991 17.8 21.1
1992 17.8 21.3
1993 17.8 21.4
1994 18 21.5
1995 18.1 21.7
1996 17.7 21.8
1997 17.4 21.9
1998 17.2 22
1999 17.2 22.1
2000 17.2 22.2
2001 17.1 22.4
2002 17.1 22.5
2003 17.1 22.7
2004 17 22.9
2005 17 23.2
2006 17 23.4
2007 17 23.6
2008 16.9 23.8
2009 16.9 24
2010 16.9 24.2
2011 16.9 24.4
2012 16.9 24.5
2013 16.9 24.6
2014 16.9 24.6
2015 16.9 24.7
2016 16.9 24.9
2017 17 25
2018 17 25.4
2019 16.9 25.7
2020 16.9 25.9
2021 16.9 26.1
2022 16.9 26.4
2023 16.9 26.7
2024 16.9 26.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Guyana
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$16.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
24.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
4.45%
2018
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
0.59%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
3,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-4.95%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
13.2%
2019
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
15.3%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
74.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
58.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
34.4%
1998
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
1.1%
1998
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$1.01B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$600M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
86,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
4.21%
2003
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

DR Congo Guyana
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
661 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$12.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
3.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
12.1%
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
7.11%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
0.0008%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
98.9%
2023

Society

DR Congo Guyana
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-5,407
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
27.3%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.65 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.24 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
49.9
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
39
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
26
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
16.2
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
22.3
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
98
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
90%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
90.5%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
81.7%
2023

Health

DR Congo Guyana
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$532
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$122.6
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
70.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
3.25%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
1.41
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
20.8 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
75
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
25.7
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
29%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
16.4%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
46
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
11.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
5.04 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Guyana
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.14%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
98,090 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
2,780 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
70,995 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
2,482 mi
2019

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