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DR Congo vs Maldives statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 528K in Maldives (ranked 168/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 115.1 sq mi for Maldives (ranked 11th vs. 188th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Maldives ranks 160/197 ($6.98B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Maldives ranks 77/197 ($13,216).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Maldives
Population
115740092
531152
Population rank 15/197 168/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$6.98B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 160/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$13,216
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 77/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$26,543
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$9.34B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
140.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$17,702
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 33/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$10,769
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
115.1 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
4,587 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
1.58
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
32.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025

DR Congo and Maldives: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Maldives economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Maldives
Year GDP
DR Congo Maldives
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 $19,328,038
1971 $5,594,770,359 $21,566,404
1972 $6,173,712,814 $25,177,138
1973 $7,870,239,461 $30,862,042
1974 $9,596,960,180 $39,120,171
1975 $10,237,343,174 $24,540,878
1976 $9,648,583,225 $22,399,467
1977 $12,344,424,764 $20,853,789
1978 $15,372,608,002 $24,369,109
1979 $15,068,422,236 $38,523,364
1980 $14,394,927,495 $42,463,576
1981 $12,537,821,038 $44,781,457
1982 $13,651,667,371 $47,911,340
1983 $11,006,712,650 $57,829,787
1984 $7,857,729,193 $109,503,546
1985 $7,195,042,616 $127,190,758
1986 $8,095,367,168 $141,882,254
1987 $7,661,625,473 $141,223,029
1988 $8,861,299,977 $168,514,513
1989 $9,021,862,775 $189,514,434
1990 $9,349,764,580 $215,043,970
1991 $9,625,436,873 $244,396,762
1992 $8,227,343,907 $284,875,809
1993 $10,706,259,937 $322,417,837
1994 $5,820,382,248 $356,014,932
1995 $5,643,439,376 $398,988,955
1996 $5,771,456,952 $450,382,328
1997 $6,090,838,693 $508,223,602
1998 $6,217,805,821 $540,096,398
1999 $4,711,259,427 $589,239,754
2000 $19,088,046,306 $624,337,145
2001 $7,438,189,100 $870,031,677
2002 $8,728,038,525 $897,031,250
2003 $8,937,567,060 $1,052,121,055
2004 $10,297,483,481 $1,226,829,563
2005 $11,964,484,466 $1,163,362,438
2006 $14,451,901,696 $1,575,200,391
2007 $16,737,071,816 $1,868,383,461
2008 $19,788,515,590 $2,271,646,188
2009 $18,648,372,553 $2,345,294,875
2010 $21,565,721,045 $2,588,176,055
2011 $25,839,749,199 $2,774,350,240
2012 $29,306,235,285 $2,886,163,997
2013 $32,679,745,048 $3,295,009,238
2014 $35,909,040,926 $3,697,353,039
2015 $37,917,706,497 $4,129,505,319
2016 $37,134,801,555 $4,409,942,624
2017 $38,019,264,795 $4,816,426,257
2018 $47,568,210,010 $5,404,344,163
2019 $51,775,829,877 $5,726,094,799
2020 $48,716,961,860 $3,712,604,583
2021 $55,328,482,784 $5,252,457,370
2022 $65,801,547,756 $6,177,118,114
2023 $67,006,756,666 $6,590,894,302
2024 $70,749,355,652 $6,975,146,349

DR Congo and Maldives economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Maldives
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Maldives
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 $156.9
1971 $270.3 $169.8
1972 $290.5 $192.2
1973 $361 $228.7
1974 $428 $281.5
1975 $445 $171.4
1976 $408 $151.8
1977 $509 $137.3
1978 $615 $156.1
1979 $582 $240.2
1980 $539 $257.6
1981 $456 $264.1
1982 $482 $274.8
1983 $376 $323
1984 $259.8 $594
1985 $230.1 $669
1986 $250.9 $720
1987 $230.1 $692
1988 $257.7 $799
1989 $254.2 $870
1990 $254.9 $957
1991 $253.8 $1,054
1992 $209.7 $1,194
1993 $263.3 $1,317
1994 $136.5 $1,419
1995 $127 $1,555
1996 $127.4 $1,717
1997 $132.3 $1,898
1998 $131.5 $1,980
1999 $96.3 $2,124
2000 $378 $2,214
2001 $142.7 $3,034
2002 $162.4 $3,076
2003 $161.5 $3,549
2004 $180.7 $4,070
2005 $203.6 $3,797
2006 $238.4 $5,019
2007 $267.9 $5,758
2008 $307 $6,757
2009 $280.8 $6,734
2010 $315 $7,174
2011 $365 $7,425
2012 $400 $7,461
2013 $431 $8,236
2014 $458 $8,939
2015 $468 $9,645
2016 $442 $9,948
2017 $437 $10,510
2018 $528 $11,423
2019 $557 $11,740
2020 $508 $7,394
2021 $558 $10,176
2022 $643 $11,786
2023 $633 $12,530
2024 $647 $13,216

DR Congo vs. Maldives life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Maldives
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Maldives
1950 38.2 36.5
1951 38.5 37.1
1952 38.9 37
1953 39.1 36.9
1954 39.4 36.9
1955 39.7 37
1956 39.9 37.1
1957 40.2 37.3
1958 40.5 37.6
1959 40.6 37.9
1960 40.8 38.2
1961 40.2 38.6
1962 40.4 39.1
1963 40.6 39.6
1964 40.1 40.2
1965 40.8 40.8
1966 42.2 41.4
1967 42.3 42.1
1968 42.7 42.9
1969 43 43.7
1970 43.3 44.5
1971 43.6 45.5
1972 43.9 46.4
1973 44.1 47.5
1974 44.3 48.5
1975 44.5 49.6
1976 44.7 50.8
1977 44.9 51.8
1978 44.6 50.4
1979 45.3 53.9
1980 45.5 54.8
1981 45.7 55.7
1982 45.9 56.6
1983 46.2 57.5
1984 46.5 58.3
1985 46.7 59.2
1986 47 60
1987 47.4 60.8
1988 47.8 61.6
1989 48.1 62.4
1990 48.5 63.1
1991 48.9 63.9
1992 49.3 64.7
1993 49.6 65.4
1994 49.9 66.2
1995 50.4 67
1996 49.4 67.7
1997 50.5 68.5
1998 49.7 69.3
1999 50.1 70.2
2000 51.9 70.9
2001 52.2 71.7
2002 52.4 72.4
2003 53 73.3
2004 53.5 73
2005 54 74.8
2006 54.5 75.3
2007 55 75.7
2008 55.4 76
2009 55.8 76.4
2010 56.4 76.8
2011 56.9 77.1
2012 57.4 77.5
2013 57.8 77.8
2014 58.2 78.2
2015 58.7 78.6
2016 59.1 78.9
2017 59.5 79.2
2018 59.9 79.4
2019 60.2 79.7
2020 60.4 78.7
2021 60 78.1
2022 61 80.8
2023 61.9 81
2024 62.1 81.3
2025 62.2 81.5

DR Congo and Maldives population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Maldives
Year Population
DR Congo Maldives
1960 15,264,846 91,189
1961 15,662,374 93,450
1962 16,075,724 95,802
1963 16,507,599 98,222
1964 16,955,327 100,662
1965 17,427,802 104,102
1966 17,931,929 108,507
1967 18,462,782 112,528
1968 19,012,189 116,075
1969 19,570,445 119,564
1970 20,137,436 123,219
1971 20,695,569 127,035
1972 21,251,160 130,968
1973 21,827,665 134,952
1974 22,418,878 138,978
1975 23,021,101 143,158
1976 23,624,031 147,525
1977 24,229,061 151,930
1978 24,992,689 156,159
1979 25,886,782 160,360
1980 26,711,099 164,835
1981 27,500,515 169,532
1982 28,338,190 174,333
1983 29,250,963 179,128
1984 30,245,081 184,198
1985 31,264,816 190,169
1986 32,265,196 196,935
1987 33,298,904 203,944
1988 34,382,752 210,885
1989 35,486,866 217,738
1990 36,684,063 224,762
1991 37,925,817 231,802
1992 39,228,910 238,543
1993 40,656,336 244,884
1994 42,626,876 250,822
1995 44,433,704 256,649
1996 45,296,124 262,347
1997 46,029,902 267,707
1998 47,297,600 272,723
1999 48,912,971 277,412
2000 50,507,442 282,019
2001 52,132,646 286,767
2002 53,750,524 291,616
2003 55,343,867 296,491
2004 56,997,741 301,413
2005 58,775,724 306,429
2006 60,615,908 313,851
2007 62,477,752 324,479
2008 64,390,664 336,170
2009 66,412,044 348,275
2010 68,563,038 360,792
2011 70,849,311 373,674
2012 73,254,618 386,818
2013 75,789,395 400,070
2014 78,403,242 413,617
2015 81,035,531 428,154
2016 83,956,415 443,308
2017 87,083,398 458,287
2018 90,047,644 473,099
2019 92,947,442 487,731
2020 95,989,998 502,118
2021 99,148,932 516,154
2022 102,396,968 524,106
2023 105,789,731 525,994
2024 109,276,265 527,799

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Maldives

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Maldives
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Maldives
1960 6.11 6.71
1961 6.12 6.79
1962 6.14 6.89
1963 6.16 6.94
1964 6.19 7
1965 6.21 7.07
1966 6.24 7.15
1967 6.27 7.23
1968 6.29 7.28
1969 6.3 7.33
1970 6.33 7.39
1971 6.34 7.38
1972 6.37 7.37
1973 6.39 7.4
1974 6.4 7.38
1975 6.42 7.32
1976 6.44 7.29
1977 6.45 7.27
1978 6.46 7.23
1979 6.48 7.23
1980 6.5 7.23
1981 6.52 7.19
1982 6.54 7.15
1983 6.56 7.09
1984 6.59 7.03
1985 6.61 6.94
1986 6.63 6.85
1987 6.65 6.73
1988 6.66 6.58
1989 6.65 6.39
1990 6.65 6.13
1991 6.65 5.8
1992 6.64 5.44
1993 6.64 5.06
1994 6.64 4.69
1995 6.68 4.29
1996 6.67 3.86
1997 6.69 3.48
1998 6.7 3.17
1999 6.69 2.9
2000 6.7 2.69
2001 6.66 2.53
2002 6.61 2.42
2003 6.55 2.34
2004 6.53 2.26
2005 6.53 2.2
2006 6.55 2.2
2007 6.56 2.29
2008 6.58 2.37
2009 6.59 2.39
2010 6.59 2.35
2011 6.58 2.31
2012 6.56 2.25
2013 6.53 2.17
2014 6.48 2.09
2015 6.44 2
2016 6.39 1.9
2017 6.35 1.8
2018 6.3 1.71
2019 6.25 1.64
2020 6.21 1.61
2021 6.16 1.6
2022 6.11 1.58
2023 6.05 1.58

DR Congo and Maldives demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Maldives
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Maldives
1960 18.4 20.6
1961 18.4 20.6
1962 18.4 20.6
1963 18.5 20.6
1964 18.5 20.5
1965 18.5 19.9
1966 18.5 18.9
1967 18.5 18.2
1968 18.5 17.8
1969 18.5 17.6
1970 18.4 17.4
1971 18.3 17.3
1972 18.2 17.2
1973 18.1 17.2
1974 18 17.2
1975 17.9 17.1
1976 17.8 17
1977 17.8 17
1978 17.8 17
1979 17.9 16.9
1980 17.9 16.8
1981 17.9 16.8
1982 17.8 16.9
1983 17.9 16.9
1984 17.9 17
1985 17.9 17
1986 17.9 16.9
1987 17.9 16.7
1988 17.8 16.6
1989 17.8 16.5
1990 17.8 16.4
1991 17.8 16.4
1992 17.8 16.4
1993 17.8 16.5
1994 18 16.7
1995 18.1 16.9
1996 17.7 17.3
1997 17.4 17.6
1998 17.2 18
1999 17.2 18.4
2000 17.2 18.9
2001 17.1 19.3
2002 17.1 19.8
2003 17.1 20.3
2004 17 20.9
2005 17 21.5
2006 17 22.1
2007 17 22.7
2008 16.9 23.2
2009 16.9 23.8
2010 16.9 24.4
2011 16.9 25.1
2012 16.9 25.8
2013 16.9 26.5
2014 16.9 27.1
2015 16.9 27.6
2016 16.9 28
2017 17 28.5
2018 17 29
2019 16.9 29.5
2020 16.9 30.1
2021 16.9 30.7
2022 16.9 31.4
2023 16.9 32.1
2024 16.9 32.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Maldives
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$6.15B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
47.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
5.17%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
5,000
2000
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-15.2%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
4.56%
2019
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
73.8%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
9.02%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
48.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
23.3%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3.8%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$674M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$5.65M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
555,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
78.9%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
79.5%
2017

Energy

DR Congo Maldives
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
921 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$13.9
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
2.88 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
5.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
1.2%
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
5.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Maldives
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.006%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-2,421
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
42.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.51 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.06 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
61.8
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
38
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
4
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
0.6
2019
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
1.6
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
101
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
97.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
70%
2025
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
84.7%
2023

Health

DR Congo Maldives
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$1,151
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$201.9
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
81.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
2.85%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
2.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
23.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
32
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
5.7
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
17.9%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
9.5%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
62
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
26.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
1.49 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Maldives
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.0002%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
218 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
22.8 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
3.17 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
57.8 mi
2018

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