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DR Congo vs Lebanon statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 5.81M in Lebanon (ranked 115/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 3,950 sq mi for Lebanon (ranked 11th vs. 160th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Lebanon ranks 128/197 ($20.1B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Lebanon ranks 135/197 ($3,478).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Lebanon
Population
115740092
5888008
Population rank 15/197 115/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$20.1B
2023
GDP rank 87/197 128/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$3,478
2023
GDP per capita rank 189/197 135/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$12,575
2023
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$38.6B
2023
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
149.1%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$6,680
2023
Government debt per person rank 183/185 70/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$3,779
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
3,950 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
1,470 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
2.24
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
29.6 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025

DR Congo and Lebanon: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Lebanon economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Lebanon
Year GDP
DR Congo Lebanon
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 $3,313,540,068
1989 $9,021,862,775 $2,717,998,688
1990 $9,349,764,580 $2,838,485,354
1991 $9,625,436,873 $4,690,415,093
1992 $8,227,343,907 $5,843,579,161
1993 $10,706,259,937 $7,941,744,492
1994 $5,820,382,248 $9,599,127,050
1995 $5,643,439,376 $11,718,795,529
1996 $5,771,456,952 $13,690,217,334
1997 $6,090,838,693 $15,751,867,489
1998 $6,217,805,821 $17,247,179,006
1999 $4,711,259,427 $17,391,056,369
2000 $19,088,046,306 $17,260,364,842
2001 $7,438,189,100 $17,649,751,244
2002 $8,728,038,525 $19,152,238,806
2003 $8,937,567,060 $20,082,918,740
2004 $10,297,483,481 $21,159,827,992
2005 $11,964,484,466 $21,497,336,499
2006 $14,451,901,696 $22,022,709,851
2007 $16,737,071,816 $24,827,355,015
2008 $19,788,515,590 $29,118,916,105
2009 $18,648,372,553 $35,399,582,929
2010 $21,565,721,045 $38,443,907,042
2011 $25,839,749,199 $39,927,125,962
2012 $29,306,235,285 $44,016,799,516
2013 $32,679,745,048 $46,880,103,081
2014 $35,909,040,926 $48,095,213,747
2015 $37,917,706,497 $49,929,337,837
2016 $37,134,801,555 $51,147,308,774
2017 $38,019,264,795 $53,027,680,686
2018 $47,568,210,010 $54,901,519,156
2019 $51,775,829,877 $51,605,959,131
2020 $48,716,961,860 $31,712,128,254
2021 $55,328,482,784 $23,131,941,557
2022 $65,801,547,756 $20,992,421,949
2023 $67,006,756,666 $20,078,620,357
2024 $70,749,355,652 -

DR Congo and Lebanon economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Lebanon
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Lebanon
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 $959
1989 $254.2 $771
1990 $254.9 $790
1991 $253.8 $1,278
1992 $209.7 $1,559
1993 $263.3 $2,079
1994 $136.5 $2,468
1995 $127 $2,959
1996 $127.4 $3,393
1997 $132.3 $3,834
1998 $131.5 $4,125
1999 $96.3 $4,087
2000 $378 $3,987
2001 $142.7 $4,010
2002 $162.4 $4,291
2003 $161.5 $4,438
2004 $180.7 $4,601
2005 $203.6 $4,602
2006 $238.4 $4,635
2007 $267.9 $5,125
2008 $307 $5,912
2009 $280.8 $7,091
2010 $315 $7,626
2011 $365 $7,835
2012 $400 $8,407
2013 $431 $8,162
2014 $458 $7,578
2015 $468 $7,714
2016 $442 $8,089
2017 $437 $8,608
2018 $528 $9,175
2019 $557 $8,906
2020 $508 $5,561
2021 $558 $4,045
2022 $643 $3,654
2023 $633 $3,478
2024 $647 -

DR Congo vs. Lebanon life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Lebanon
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Lebanon
1950 38.2 59.9
1951 38.5 60.3
1952 38.9 60.8
1953 39.1 61.2
1954 39.4 61.6
1955 39.7 61.5
1956 39.9 62.2
1957 40.2 62.8
1958 40.5 61.2
1959 40.6 63.6
1960 40.8 63.9
1961 40.2 64.3
1962 40.4 64.6
1963 40.6 64.9
1964 40.1 65.1
1965 40.8 65.3
1966 42.2 65.5
1967 42.3 65.7
1968 42.7 65.8
1969 43 65.9
1970 43.3 66
1971 43.6 66.1
1972 43.9 66.2
1973 44.1 66.3
1974 44.3 66.4
1975 44.5 57.7
1976 44.7 36.4
1977 44.9 60.3
1978 44.6 60
1979 45.3 59.6
1980 45.5 59.9
1981 45.7 60.3
1982 45.9 47.2
1983 46.2 60.8
1984 46.5 61.2
1985 46.7 61.6
1986 47 62
1987 47.4 62.5
1988 47.8 62.9
1989 48.1 65.1
1990 48.5 65.5
1991 48.9 70.9
1992 49.3 71.2
1993 49.6 71.6
1994 49.9 72
1995 50.4 72.4
1996 49.4 72.6
1997 50.5 72.9
1998 49.7 73.2
1999 50.1 73.5
2000 51.9 73.9
2001 52.2 74.4
2002 52.4 74.8
2003 53 75.3
2004 53.5 75.7
2005 54 76.1
2006 54.5 75.7
2007 55 76.7
2008 55.4 77
2009 55.8 77.3
2010 56.4 77.5
2011 56.9 77.8
2012 57.4 77.9
2013 57.8 78
2014 58.2 78.1
2015 58.7 78.3
2016 59.1 78.3
2017 59.5 78.2
2018 59.9 78.3
2019 60.2 78.2
2020 60.4 76.3
2021 60 73.6
2022 61 78
2023 61.9 77.8
2024 62.1 77.9
2025 62.2 78.1

DR Congo and Lebanon population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Lebanon
Year Population
DR Congo Lebanon
1960 15,264,846 1,794,406
1961 15,662,374 1,850,084
1962 16,075,724 1,909,578
1963 16,507,599 1,970,316
1964 16,955,327 2,030,543
1965 17,427,802 2,088,831
1966 17,931,929 2,148,260
1967 18,462,782 2,206,731
1968 19,012,189 2,266,368
1969 19,570,445 2,328,159
1970 20,137,436 2,386,114
1971 20,695,569 2,446,314
1972 21,251,160 2,509,729
1973 21,827,665 2,572,935
1974 22,418,878 2,635,185
1975 23,021,101 2,693,191
1976 23,624,031 2,726,469
1977 24,229,061 2,762,155
1978 24,992,689 2,822,682
1979 25,886,782 2,882,635
1980 26,711,099 2,944,763
1981 27,500,515 3,008,981
1982 28,338,190 3,054,931
1983 29,250,963 3,094,996
1984 30,245,081 3,152,744
1985 31,264,816 3,217,376
1986 32,265,196 3,300,365
1987 33,298,904 3,385,555
1988 34,382,752 3,454,649
1989 35,486,866 3,525,285
1990 36,684,063 3,595,175
1991 37,925,817 3,668,912
1992 39,228,910 3,747,371
1993 40,656,336 3,820,647
1994 42,626,876 3,889,799
1995 44,433,704 3,960,735
1996 45,296,124 4,034,781
1997 46,029,902 4,108,405
1998 47,297,600 4,181,281
1999 48,912,971 4,255,277
2000 50,507,442 4,329,340
2001 52,132,646 4,401,918
2002 53,750,524 4,463,504
2003 55,343,867 4,525,508
2004 56,997,741 4,599,279
2005 58,775,724 4,671,102
2006 60,615,908 4,751,136
2007 62,477,752 4,844,118
2008 64,390,664 4,925,354
2009 66,412,044 4,992,287
2010 68,563,038 5,041,288
2011 70,849,311 5,096,020
2012 73,254,618 5,235,742
2013 75,789,395 5,743,436
2014 78,403,242 6,346,990
2015 81,035,531 6,472,469
2016 83,956,415 6,323,060
2017 87,083,398 6,160,128
2018 90,047,644 5,984,119
2019 92,947,442 5,794,594
2020 95,989,998 5,702,398
2021 99,148,932 5,718,122
2022 102,396,968 5,744,489
2023 105,789,731 5,773,493
2024 109,276,265 5,805,962

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Lebanon

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Lebanon
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Lebanon
1960 6.11 5.88
1961 6.12 5.89
1962 6.14 5.9
1963 6.16 5.91
1964 6.19 5.85
1965 6.21 5.77
1966 6.24 5.68
1967 6.27 5.57
1968 6.29 5.45
1969 6.3 5.32
1970 6.33 5.19
1971 6.34 5.05
1972 6.37 4.91
1973 6.39 4.79
1974 6.4 4.65
1975 6.42 4.52
1976 6.44 4.39
1977 6.45 4.28
1978 6.46 4.18
1979 6.48 4.08
1980 6.5 4.01
1981 6.52 3.95
1982 6.54 3.86
1983 6.56 3.73
1984 6.59 3.66
1985 6.61 3.53
1986 6.63 3.47
1987 6.65 3.42
1988 6.66 3.39
1989 6.65 3.36
1990 6.65 3.27
1991 6.65 3.16
1992 6.64 3.05
1993 6.64 2.94
1994 6.64 2.82
1995 6.68 2.73
1996 6.67 2.7
1997 6.69 2.67
1998 6.7 2.65
1999 6.69 2.63
2000 6.7 2.6
2001 6.66 2.58
2002 6.61 2.52
2003 6.55 2.46
2004 6.53 2.38
2005 6.53 2.29
2006 6.55 2.24
2007 6.56 2.2
2008 6.58 2.17
2009 6.59 2.19
2010 6.59 2.26
2011 6.58 2.32
2012 6.56 2.35
2013 6.53 2.36
2014 6.48 2.38
2015 6.44 2.38
2016 6.39 2.39
2017 6.35 2.37
2018 6.3 2.35
2019 6.25 2.33
2020 6.21 2.31
2021 6.16 2.28
2022 6.11 2.26
2023 6.05 2.24

DR Congo and Lebanon demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Lebanon
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Lebanon
1960 18.4 19.9
1961 18.4 19.5
1962 18.4 19.1
1963 18.5 18.7
1964 18.5 18.4
1965 18.5 18.2
1966 18.5 18.1
1967 18.5 18
1968 18.5 18
1969 18.5 18.1
1970 18.4 18.2
1971 18.3 18.3
1972 18.2 18.5
1973 18.1 18.7
1974 18 18.9
1975 17.9 19
1976 17.8 19.1
1977 17.8 19.2
1978 17.8 19.4
1979 17.9 19.6
1980 17.9 19.8
1981 17.9 19.9
1982 17.8 20.1
1983 17.9 20.3
1984 17.9 20.5
1985 17.9 20.7
1986 17.9 20.8
1987 17.9 21
1988 17.8 21.2
1989 17.8 21.4
1990 17.8 21.6
1991 17.8 21.8
1992 17.8 22
1993 17.8 22.3
1994 18 22.5
1995 18.1 22.8
1996 17.7 23.1
1997 17.4 23.4
1998 17.2 23.7
1999 17.2 24
2000 17.2 24.3
2001 17.1 24.6
2002 17.1 24.9
2003 17.1 25.2
2004 17 25.6
2005 17 26
2006 17 26.3
2007 17 26.7
2008 16.9 27.1
2009 16.9 27.5
2010 16.9 27.9
2011 16.9 28.2
2012 16.9 28.6
2013 16.9 28.9
2014 16.9 29.2
2015 16.9 29.4
2016 16.9 29.5
2017 17 29.4
2018 17 29.3
2019 16.9 29
2020 16.9 28.9
2021 16.9 29
2022 16.9 29.2
2023 16.9 29.4
2024 16.9 29.6

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Lebanon
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$21.6B
2023
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
18.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
1.22%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
8.91%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
80,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
+0.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
11.3%
2019
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
42.4%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
2.09%
2023
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
44.1
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
25.1%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
2.8%
2022
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0002%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
10
2021
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$10.6B
2021
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$33.3B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$5.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
1,936,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
27%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
23%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Lebanon
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
617 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$19.9
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
17.3 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
3 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
89.2%
2022
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
6.8%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
6.6%
2022
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
96.9%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
681 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
5.07%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
16%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Lebanon
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.07%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-17,267
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
89.6%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.87 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
49.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
74
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
2.26
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
16.4
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
58
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
92%
2019
English speaking
1%
2025
40%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
83.5%
2023

Health

DR Congo Lebanon
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$392
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$131.1
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
78.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
7.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
2.62
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
18.3
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
30.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
12.3%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
47
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
34.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
1.26 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Lebanon
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.007%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
680 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
2,603 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
560 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
13,487 mi
2017

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