DR Congo vs Iraq statistics compared

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 46M in Iraq (ranked 34/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 167,619 sq mi for Iraq (ranked 11th vs. 57th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Iraq ranks 51/197 ($280B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Iraq ranks 114/197 ($6,074).

DR Congo and Iraq: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Iraq economies compared

GDP

DR Congo

Iraq

Table

Year	GDP
	DR Congo	Iraq
1960	$3,359,404,118	$1,537,252,193
1961	$3,086,746,857	$1,671,960,965
1962	$3,779,841,429	$1,784,174,541
1963	$6,213,185,743	$1,805,901,510
1964	$2,881,545,273	$2,136,408,198
1965	$4,043,901,818	$2,335,785,506
1966	$4,532,660,182	$2,530,306,096
1967	$3,384,063,372	$2,551,522,656
1968	$3,909,780,539	$2,896,598,841
1969	$5,032,434,970	$3,007,758,797
1970	$4,877,684,910	$3,281,318,687
1971	$5,594,770,359	$3,865,346,535
1972	$6,173,712,814	$4,113,848,002
1973	$7,870,239,461	$5,134,367,778
1974	$9,596,960,180	$11,516,762,614
1975	$10,237,343,174	$13,458,516,763
1976	$9,648,583,225	$17,754,825,601
1977	$12,344,424,764	$19,838,130,715
1978	$15,372,608,002	$23,762,275,652
1979	$15,068,422,236	$37,816,457,839
1980	$14,394,927,495	$52,569,000,000
1981	$12,537,821,038	$37,823,000,000
1982	$13,651,667,371	$42,382,333,333
1983	$11,006,712,650	$40,712,903,226
1984	$7,857,729,193	$46,938,387,097
1985	$7,195,042,616	$48,425,161,290
1986	$8,095,367,168	$47,264,516,129
1987	$7,661,625,473	$56,774,193,548
1988	$8,861,299,977	$62,684,516,129
1989	$9,021,862,775	$65,831,935,484
1990	$9,349,764,580	$180,408,064,516
1991	$9,625,436,873	$407,796,350
1992	$8,227,343,907	$553,671,958
1993	$10,706,259,937	$1,031,944,881
1994	$5,820,382,248	$3,991,349,283
1995	$5,643,439,376	$12,894,029,888
1996	$5,771,456,952	$10,433,698,621
1997	$6,090,838,693	$20,764,857,056
1998	$6,217,805,821	$20,617,405,044
1999	$4,711,259,427	$36,881,601,584
2000	$19,088,046,306	$48,364,250,944
2001	$7,438,189,100	$36,176,430,129
2002	$8,728,038,525	$32,928,454,672
2003	$8,937,567,060	$21,921,569,479
2004	$10,297,483,481	$36,633,669,269
2005	$11,964,484,466	$50,065,104,668
2006	$14,451,901,696	$65,147,051,918
2007	$16,737,071,816	$88,837,057,320
2008	$19,788,515,590	$131,614,434,154
2009	$18,648,372,553	$111,657,580,326
2010	$21,565,721,045	$138,516,722,650
2011	$25,839,749,199	$185,749,664,444
2012	$29,306,235,285	$218,002,476,129
2013	$32,679,745,048	$234,637,675,129
2014	$35,909,040,926	$228,415,656,175
2015	$37,917,706,497	$166,774,104,959
2016	$37,134,801,555	$166,743,557,748
2017	$38,019,264,795	$187,217,660,051
2018	$47,568,210,010	$227,367,469,034
2019	$51,775,829,877	$233,636,097,800
2020	$48,716,961,860	$180,898,797,517
2021	$55,328,482,784	$209,691,945,713
2022	$65,801,547,756	$287,372,232,138
2023	$67,006,756,666	$268,881,051,644
2024	$70,749,355,652	$279,641,257,615

DR Congo and Iraq economies compared

GDP per capita

DR Congo

Iraq

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	DR Congo	Iraq
1960	$220.1	$218.9
1961	$197.1	$232.4
1962	$235.1	$240.7
1963	$376	$235.5
1964	$169.9	$269.4
1965	$232	$284.8
1966	$252.8	$298.2
1967	$183.3	$290.6
1968	$205.6	$319
1969	$257.1	$320
1970	$242.2	$337
1971	$270.3	$384
1972	$290.5	$394
1973	$361	$476
1974	$428	$1,031
1975	$445	$1,166
1976	$408	$1,489
1977	$509	$1,609
1978	$615	$1,863
1979	$582	$2,871
1980	$539	$3,868
1981	$456	$2,700
1982	$482	$2,942
1983	$376	$2,743
1984	$259.8	$3,066
1985	$230.1	$3,088
1986	$250.9	$2,940
1987	$230.1	$3,436
1988	$257.7	$3,707
1989	$254.2	$3,791
1990	$254.9	$10,261
1991	$253.8	$23
1992	$209.7	$30.3
1993	$263.3	$53.7
1994	$136.5	$198.2
1995	$127	$619
1996	$127.4	$485
1997	$132.3	$936
1998	$131.5	$901
1999	$96.3	$1,560
2000	$378	$1,980
2001	$142.7	$1,436
2002	$162.4	$1,266
2003	$161.5	$818
2004	$180.7	$1,328
2005	$203.6	$1,762
2006	$238.4	$2,277
2007	$267.9	$3,129
2008	$307	$4,543
2009	$280.8	$3,715
2010	$315	$4,462
2011	$365	$5,776
2012	$400	$6,478
2013	$431	$6,650
2014	$458	$6,249
2015	$468	$4,440
2016	$442	$4,334
2017	$437	$4,759
2018	$528	$5,647
2019	$557	$5,672
2020	$508	$4,295
2021	$558	$4,868
2022	$643	$6,521
2023	$633	$5,965
2024	$647	$6,074

DR Congo vs. Iraq life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

DR Congo

Iraq

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	DR Congo	Iraq
1950	38.2	37.4
1951	38.5	39
1952	38.9	40.5
1953	39.1	42.1
1954	39.4	43.5
1955	39.7	45
1956	39.9	46.4
1957	40.2	47.7
1958	40.5	49
1959	40.6	49.7
1960	40.8	51.5
1961	40.2	52.3
1962	40.4	53.5
1963	40.6	54.4
1964	40.1	55.2
1965	40.8	56.4
1966	42.2	57.3
1967	42.3	58.4
1968	42.7	59
1969	43	59.6
1970	43.3	60.5
1971	43.6	61.3
1972	43.9	61.8
1973	44.1	62.3
1974	44.3	61
1975	44.5	61.4
1976	44.7	63.6
1977	44.9	63.9
1978	44.6	64.2
1979	45.3	64.4
1980	45.5	60.9
1981	45.7	58.7
1982	45.9	59
1983	46.2	59.3
1984	46.5	59.5
1985	46.7	59.8
1986	47	60
1987	47.4	60.3
1988	47.8	56.7
1989	48.1	57.5
1990	48.5	57.6
1991	48.9	61.3
1992	49.3	65.3
1993	49.6	65.3
1994	49.9	65
1995	50.4	64.8
1996	49.4	64.6
1997	50.5	64.2
1998	49.7	64.4
1999	50.1	64.5
2000	51.9	64.9
2001	52.2	65.3
2002	52.4	65.7
2003	53	64.8
2004	53.5	64.6
2005	54	64.9
2006	54.5	64
2007	55	64.4
2008	55.4	66.5
2009	55.8	67.8
2010	56.4	68.1
2011	56.9	68.4
2012	57.4	68.8
2013	57.8	69
2014	58.2	69.7
2015	58.7	70
2016	59.1	68.7
2017	59.5	69.8
2018	59.9	71.1
2019	60.2	71.2
2020	60.4	69.7
2021	60	70.7
2022	61	72
2023	61.9	72.3
2024	62.1	72.4
2025	62.2	72.5

DR Congo and Iraq population clocks and comparison

Population

DR Congo

Iraq

Table

Year	Population
	DR Congo	Iraq
1960	15,264,846	7,022,052
1961	15,662,374	7,194,553
1962	16,075,724	7,413,875
1963	16,507,599	7,667,928
1964	16,955,327	7,929,566
1965	17,427,802	8,202,140
1966	17,931,929	8,485,104
1967	18,462,782	8,778,869
1968	19,012,189	9,085,016
1969	19,570,445	9,403,356
1970	20,137,436	9,735,611
1971	20,695,569	10,077,809
1972	21,251,160	10,430,164
1973	21,827,665	10,795,869
1974	22,418,878	11,167,761
1975	23,021,101	11,543,639
1976	23,624,031	11,927,651
1977	24,229,061	12,331,046
1978	24,992,689	12,753,355
1979	25,886,782	13,170,365
1980	26,711,099	13,591,992
1981	27,500,515	14,006,381
1982	28,338,190	14,406,083
1983	29,250,963	14,840,555
1984	30,245,081	15,310,733
1985	31,264,816	15,683,430
1986	32,265,196	16,074,145
1987	33,298,904	16,521,049
1988	34,382,752	16,908,819
1989	35,486,866	17,364,542
1990	36,684,063	17,581,206
1991	37,925,817	17,767,253
1992	39,228,910	18,300,845
1993	40,656,336	19,201,195
1994	42,626,876	20,139,807
1995	44,433,704	20,825,860
1996	45,296,124	21,501,321
1997	46,029,902	22,176,593
1998	47,297,600	22,884,399
1999	48,912,971	23,636,527
2000	50,507,442	24,424,056
2001	52,132,646	25,197,840
2002	53,750,524	26,006,559
2003	55,343,867	26,802,659
2004	56,997,741	27,577,878
2005	58,775,724	28,407,448
2006	60,615,908	28,616,515
2007	62,477,752	28,391,607
2008	64,390,664	28,971,036
2009	66,412,044	30,058,206
2010	68,563,038	31,045,366
2011	70,849,311	32,161,424
2012	73,254,618	33,654,842
2013	75,789,395	35,281,989
2014	78,403,242	36,550,059
2015	81,035,531	37,560,535
2016	83,956,415	38,469,627
2017	87,083,398	39,337,353
2018	90,047,644	40,265,624
2019	92,947,442	41,192,171
2020	95,989,998	42,116,605
2021	99,148,932	43,071,211
2022	102,396,968	44,070,551
2023	105,789,731	45,074,049
2024	109,276,265	46,042,015

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Iraq

Fertility rate

DR Congo

Iraq

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	DR Congo	Iraq
1960	6.11	5.3
1961	6.12	5.8
1962	6.14	6.99
1963	6.16	7.01
1964	6.19	7.01
1965	6.21	7.02
1966	6.24	7.02
1967	6.27	7.03
1968	6.29	7.06
1969	6.3	7.08
1970	6.33	7.07
1971	6.34	7.06
1972	6.37	7.02
1973	6.39	6.99
1974	6.4	6.95
1975	6.42	6.91
1976	6.44	6.86
1977	6.45	6.8
1978	6.46	6.73
1979	6.48	6.66
1980	6.5	6.59
1981	6.52	6.53
1982	6.54	6.46
1983	6.56	6.39
1984	6.59	6.32
1985	6.61	6.25
1986	6.63	6.18
1987	6.65	6.11
1988	6.66	6.05
1989	6.65	5.99
1990	6.65	5.93
1991	6.65	5.83
1992	6.64	5.72
1993	6.64	5.61
1994	6.64	5.49
1995	6.68	5.36
1996	6.67	5.25
1997	6.69	5.19
1998	6.7	5.11
1999	6.69	5.04
2000	6.7	4.92
2001	6.66	4.8
2002	6.61	4.67
2003	6.55	4.58
2004	6.53	4.53
2005	6.53	4.45
2006	6.55	4.46
2007	6.56	4.4
2008	6.58	4.37
2009	6.59	4.38
2010	6.59	4.46
2011	6.58	4.59
2012	6.56	4.54
2013	6.53	4.44
2014	6.48	4.31
2015	6.44	4.08
2016	6.39	3.84
2017	6.35	3.64
2018	6.3	3.55
2019	6.25	3.48
2020	6.21	3.42
2021	6.16	3.36
2022	6.11	3.29
2023	6.05	3.25

DR Congo and Iraq demographics compared

Median age

DR Congo

Iraq

Table

Year	Median age, years
	DR Congo	Iraq
1960	18.4	20.4
1961	18.4	20.4
1962	18.4	20.1
1963	18.5	19.8
1964	18.5	19.5
1965	18.5	19.3
1966	18.5	19
1967	18.5	18.7
1968	18.5	18.5
1969	18.5	18.3
1970	18.4	18.1
1971	18.3	17.9
1972	18.2	17.7
1973	18.1	17.5
1974	18	17.2
1975	17.9	17
1976	17.8	16.7
1977	17.8	16.6
1978	17.8	16.6
1979	17.9	16.5
1980	17.9	16.5
1981	17.9	16.5
1982	17.8	16.5
1983	17.9	16.6
1984	17.9	16.6
1985	17.9	16.7
1986	17.9	16.8
1987	17.9	16.9
1988	17.8	16.9
1989	17.8	17
1990	17.8	17.1
1991	17.8	17.2
1992	17.8	17.3
1993	17.8	17.3
1994	18	17.4
1995	18.1	17.5
1996	17.7	17.6
1997	17.4	17.7
1998	17.2	17.8
1999	17.2	17.9
2000	17.2	17.9
2001	17.1	18
2002	17.1	18.1
2003	17.1	18.2
2004	17	18.3
2005	17	18.5
2006	17	18.6
2007	17	18.7
2008	16.9	18.8
2009	16.9	18.9
2010	16.9	19
2011	16.9	19.1
2012	16.9	19.2
2013	16.9	19.3
2014	16.9	19.4
2015	16.9	19.5
2016	16.9	19.7
2017	17	19.9
2018	17	20.1
2019	16.9	20.4
2020	16.9	20.6
2021	16.9	20.9
2022	16.9	21.1
2023	16.9	21.4
2024	16.9	21.6

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