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DR Congo vs Iceland statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 405K in Iceland (ranked 172/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 38,931 sq mi for Iceland (ranked 11th vs. 104th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Iceland ranks 108/197 ($33.5B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Iceland ranks 10/197 ($82,704).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Iceland
Population
115740092
412970
Population rank 15/197 172/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$33.5B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 108/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$82,704
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 10/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$78,259
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$19.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
52.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$48,859
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 9/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$54,155
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
38,931 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
10.4 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
1.59
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
37.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025

DR Congo and Iceland: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Iceland economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Iceland
Year GDP
DR Congo Iceland
1960 $3,359,404,118 $252,169,712
1961 $3,086,746,857 $257,703,245
1962 $3,779,841,429 $289,200,704
1963 $6,213,185,743 $345,175,036
1964 $2,881,545,273 $440,797,869
1965 $4,043,901,818 $531,569,564
1966 $4,532,660,182 $638,349,755
1967 $3,384,063,372 $630,567,116
1968 $3,909,780,539 $481,532,848
1969 $5,032,434,970 $420,945,148
1970 $4,877,684,910 $526,704,545
1971 $5,594,770,359 $670,251,136
1972 $6,173,712,814 $839,652,164
1973 $7,870,239,461 $1,154,440,253
1974 $9,596,960,180 $1,515,190,595
1975 $10,237,343,174 $1,406,875,081
1976 $9,648,583,225 $1,669,488,390
1977 $12,344,424,764 $2,208,509,076
1978 $15,372,608,002 $2,511,826,196
1979 $15,068,422,236 $2,853,435,054
1980 $14,394,927,495 $3,381,419,251
1981 $12,537,821,038 $3,492,997,010
1982 $13,651,667,371 $3,206,626,645
1983 $11,006,712,650 $2,765,950,336
1984 $7,857,729,193 $2,864,441,387
1985 $7,195,042,616 $2,984,052,357
1986 $8,095,367,168 $3,989,622,739
1987 $7,661,625,473 $5,520,318,405
1988 $8,861,299,977 $6,106,635,816
1989 $9,021,862,775 $5,672,569,449
1990 $9,349,764,580 $6,468,736,356
1991 $9,625,436,873 $6,909,730,288
1992 $8,227,343,907 $7,080,981,738
1993 $10,706,259,937 $6,218,581,532
1994 $5,820,382,248 $6,389,460,343
1995 $5,643,439,376 $7,123,633,418
1996 $5,771,456,952 $7,426,082,271
1997 $6,090,838,693 $7,569,672,925
1998 $6,217,805,821 $8,503,746,468
1999 $4,711,259,427 $8,982,047,589
2000 $19,088,046,306 $9,025,660,362
2001 $7,438,189,100 $8,234,846,805
2002 $8,728,038,525 $9,318,395,055
2003 $8,937,567,060 $11,429,333,038
2004 $10,297,483,481 $13,825,302,536
2005 $11,964,484,466 $16,852,963,067
2006 $14,451,901,696 $17,465,318,552
2007 $16,737,071,816 $21,652,505,597
2008 $19,788,515,590 $18,074,622,987
2009 $18,648,372,553 $13,154,414,219
2010 $21,565,721,045 $13,751,161,918
2011 $25,839,749,199 $15,221,622,926
2012 $29,306,235,285 $14,751,508,134
2013 $32,679,745,048 $16,125,060,515
2014 $35,909,040,926 $17,867,662,178
2015 $37,917,706,497 $17,517,210,519
2016 $37,134,801,555 $20,793,168,031
2017 $38,019,264,795 $24,728,285,177
2018 $47,568,210,010 $26,260,850,582
2019 $51,775,829,877 $24,681,343,649
2020 $48,716,961,860 $21,629,953,194
2021 $55,328,482,784 $25,770,339,317
2022 $65,801,547,756 $28,696,453,180
2023 $67,006,756,666 $31,452,223,862
2024 $70,749,355,652 $33,462,807,983

DR Congo and Iceland economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Iceland
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Iceland
1960 $220.1 $1,436
1961 $197.1 $1,439
1962 $235.1 $1,586
1963 $376 $1,859
1964 $169.9 $2,332
1965 $232 $2,764
1966 $252.8 $3,264
1967 $183.3 $3,173
1968 $205.6 $2,390
1969 $257.1 $2,070
1970 $242.2 $2,576
1971 $270.3 $3,252
1972 $290.5 $4,015
1973 $361 $5,437
1974 $428 $7,041
1975 $445 $6,454
1976 $408 $7,583
1977 $509 $9,957
1978 $615 $11,237
1979 $582 $12,641
1980 $539 $14,822
1981 $456 $15,137
1982 $482 $13,712
1983 $376 $11,672
1984 $259.8 $11,960
1985 $230.1 $12,361
1986 $250.9 $16,406
1987 $230.1 $22,453
1988 $257.7 $24,452
1989 $254.2 $22,434
1990 $254.9 $25,385
1991 $253.8 $26,803
1992 $209.7 $27,124
1993 $263.3 $23,580
1994 $136.5 $24,019
1995 $127 $26,634
1996 $127.4 $27,615
1997 $132.3 $27,919
1998 $131.5 $31,030
1999 $96.3 $32,382
2000 $378 $32,096
2001 $142.7 $28,897
2002 $162.4 $32,409
2003 $161.5 $39,477
2004 $180.7 $47,335
2005 $203.6 $56,795
2006 $238.4 $57,493
2007 $267.9 $69,496
2008 $307 $56,943
2009 $280.8 $41,301
2010 $315 $43,237
2011 $365 $47,715
2012 $400 $45,996
2013 $431 $49,805
2014 $458 $54,577
2015 $468 $52,952
2016 $442 $61,988
2017 $437 $72,010
2018 $528 $74,452
2019 $557 $68,452
2020 $508 $59,024
2021 $558 $69,178
2022 $643 $75,121
2023 $633 $79,960
2024 $647 $82,704

DR Congo vs. Iceland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Iceland
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Iceland
1950 38.2 71
1951 38.5 71
1952 38.9 72.4
1953 39.1 72.3
1954 39.4 73.3
1955 39.7 73.3
1956 39.9 72.9
1957 40.2 73.4
1958 40.5 73.3
1959 40.6 72.6
1960 40.8 74
1961 40.2 73.4
1962 40.4 73.6
1963 40.6 72.9
1964 40.1 73.5
1965 40.8 73.8
1966 42.2 73.1
1967 42.3 73.7
1968 42.7 73.9
1969 43 73.7
1970 43.3 73.8
1971 43.6 73.5
1972 43.9 74.4
1973 44.1 74.3
1974 44.3 74.1
1975 44.5 75.3
1976 44.7 76.6
1977 44.9 76.1
1978 44.6 76.4
1979 45.3 76.5
1980 45.5 76.6
1981 45.7 76.2
1982 45.9 76.8
1983 46.2 76.4
1984 46.5 77.3
1985 46.7 77.4
1986 47 77.9
1987 47.4 77.1
1988 47.8 76.9
1989 48.1 77.9
1990 48.5 77.7
1991 48.9 77.8
1992 49.3 78.6
1993 49.6 78.8
1994 49.9 79
1995 50.4 77.5
1996 49.4 78.6
1997 50.5 78.7
1998 49.7 79.4
1999 50.1 79.2
2000 51.9 79.5
2001 52.2 80.4
2002 52.4 80.3
2003 53 80.8
2004 53.5 80.7
2005 54 81.2
2006 54.5 80.9
2007 55 81.1
2008 55.4 81.2
2009 55.8 81.4
2010 56.4 81.6
2011 56.9 82
2012 57.4 82.3
2013 57.8 81.7
2014 58.2 82.4
2015 58.7 82.2
2016 59.1 81.8
2017 59.5 82.2
2018 59.9 82.5
2019 60.2 82.8
2020 60.4 82.7
2021 60 82.8
2022 61 81.6
2023 61.9 82.7
2024 62.1 83
2025 62.2 83.2

DR Congo and Iceland population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Iceland
Year Population
DR Congo Iceland
1960 15,264,846 175,574
1961 15,662,374 179,029
1962 16,075,724 182,378
1963 16,507,599 185,653
1964 16,955,327 188,983
1965 17,427,802 192,286
1966 17,931,929 195,570
1967 18,462,782 198,751
1968 19,012,189 201,488
1969 19,570,445 203,369
1970 20,137,436 204,438
1971 20,695,569 206,098
1972 21,251,160 209,137
1973 21,827,665 212,317
1974 22,418,878 215,209
1975 23,021,101 217,979
1976 23,624,031 220,154
1977 24,229,061 221,799
1978 24,992,689 223,537
1979 25,886,782 225,735
1980 26,711,099 228,138
1981 27,500,515 230,755
1982 28,338,190 233,860
1983 29,250,963 236,977
1984 30,245,081 239,511
1985 31,264,816 241,405
1986 32,265,196 243,180
1987 33,298,904 245,859
1988 34,382,752 249,740
1989 35,486,866 252,852
1990 36,684,063 254,826
1991 37,925,817 257,797
1992 39,228,910 261,057
1993 40,656,336 263,725
1994 42,626,876 266,021
1995 44,433,704 267,468
1996 45,296,124 268,916
1997 46,029,902 271,128
1998 47,297,600 274,047
1999 48,912,971 277,381
2000 50,507,442 281,205
2001 52,132,646 284,968
2002 53,750,524 287,523
2003 55,343,867 289,521
2004 56,997,741 292,074
2005 58,775,724 296,734
2006 60,615,908 303,782
2007 62,477,752 311,566
2008 64,390,664 317,414
2009 66,412,044 318,499
2010 68,563,038 318,041
2011 70,849,311 319,014
2012 73,254,618 320,716
2013 75,789,395 323,764
2014 78,403,242 327,386
2015 81,035,531 330,815
2016 83,956,415 335,439
2017 87,083,398 343,400
2018 90,047,644 352,721
2019 92,947,442 360,563
2020 95,989,998 366,463
2021 99,148,932 372,520
2022 102,396,968 382,003
2023 105,789,731 393,349
2024 109,276,265 404,610

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Iceland

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Iceland
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Iceland
1960 6.11 4.29
1961 6.12 3.88
1962 6.14 3.98
1963 6.16 3.99
1964 6.19 3.88
1965 6.21 3.73
1966 6.24 3.59
1967 6.27 3.28
1968 6.29 3.06
1969 6.3 2.99
1970 6.33 2.81
1971 6.34 2.92
1972 6.37 3.09
1973 6.39 2.94
1974 6.4 2.66
1975 6.42 2.65
1976 6.44 2.52
1977 6.45 2.31
1978 6.46 2.35
1979 6.48 2.49
1980 6.5 2.48
1981 6.52 2.33
1982 6.54 2.27
1983 6.56 2.24
1984 6.59 2.08
1985 6.61 1.93
1986 6.63 1.92
1987 6.65 2.06
1988 6.66 2.26
1989 6.65 2.19
1990 6.65 2.3
1991 6.65 2.18
1992 6.64 2.21
1993 6.64 2.22
1994 6.64 2.14
1995 6.68 2.08
1996 6.67 2.12
1997 6.69 2.04
1998 6.7 2.05
1999 6.69 1.99
2000 6.7 2.08
2001 6.66 1.95
2002 6.61 1.93
2003 6.55 1.99
2004 6.53 2.04
2005 6.53 2.05
2006 6.55 2.08
2007 6.56 2.09
2008 6.58 2.15
2009 6.59 2.23
2010 6.59 2.2
2011 6.58 2.02
2012 6.56 2.04
2013 6.53 1.93
2014 6.48 1.93
2015 6.44 1.8
2016 6.39 1.74
2017 6.35 1.71
2018 6.3 1.71
2019 6.25 1.74
2020 6.21 1.72
2021 6.16 1.82
2022 6.11 1.59
2023 6.05 1.59

DR Congo and Iceland demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Iceland
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Iceland
1960 18.4 25.4
1961 18.4 25.2
1962 18.4 24.9
1963 18.5 24.7
1964 18.5 24.4
1965 18.5 24.2
1966 18.5 24.1
1967 18.5 24.1
1968 18.5 24.2
1969 18.5 24.3
1970 18.4 24.5
1971 18.3 24.7
1972 18.2 24.8
1973 18.1 24.9
1974 18 25.1
1975 17.9 25.4
1976 17.8 25.7
1977 17.8 26
1978 17.8 26.4
1979 17.9 26.7
1980 17.9 26.9
1981 17.9 27.2
1982 17.8 27.5
1983 17.9 27.7
1984 17.9 28
1985 17.9 28.4
1986 17.9 28.8
1987 17.9 29.1
1988 17.8 29.3
1989 17.8 29.6
1990 17.8 30
1991 17.8 30.2
1992 17.8 30.5
1993 17.8 30.8
1994 18 31.1
1995 18.1 31.5
1996 17.7 31.8
1997 17.4 32.1
1998 17.2 32.4
1999 17.2 32.6
2000 17.2 32.8
2001 17.1 33
2002 17.1 33.4
2003 17.1 33.7
2004 17 34
2005 17 34.2
2006 17 34.5
2007 17 34.6
2008 16.9 34.5
2009 16.9 34.6
2010 16.9 34.9
2011 16.9 35.1
2012 16.9 35.4
2013 16.9 35.5
2014 16.9 35.7
2015 16.9 36
2016 16.9 36.2
2017 17 36.3
2018 17 36.4
2019 16.9 36.5
2020 16.9 36.6
2021 16.9 36.7
2022 16.9 36.7
2023 16.9 36.9
2024 16.9 37.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Iceland
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$31.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
44.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
7.29%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
0
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-1.64%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
3.56%
2024
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
65.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
19.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
72.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
22.4%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3.7%
2019
Number of billionaires n/a
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0003%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
34
2004
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$6.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$246M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
488,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
11.9%
2008
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
99.9%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Iceland
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
15,379 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$4.99
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
3.09 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
7.85 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
10.3%
2023
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
82.4%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
88.8%
2023
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
20.5%
2009
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
49,956 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
100%
2016
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
70.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Iceland
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.005%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
+3,543
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
94.1%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.97 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.54 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
92.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
77
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
79
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
1.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
2
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
99%
2003
English speaking
1%
2025
98%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
99.8%
2023

Health

DR Congo Iceland
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$7,197
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$1,035
2023
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
83.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
4.52
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
28.8 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
3
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
2.6
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
21.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
6.9%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
98
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
9.4%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
7.94 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Iceland
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.07%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
96,218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
6,324 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
205.8 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
8,014 mi
2012

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