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DR Congo vs Mali statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 24.5M in Mali (ranked 58/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 471,118 sq mi for Mali (ranked 11th vs. 23rd).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Mali ranks 113/197 ($26.6B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Mali ranks 171/197 ($1,086).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Mali
Population
115740092
25787988
Population rank 15/197 58/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$26.6B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 113/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$1,086
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 171/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$3,309
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$13.8B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
51.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$563
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 161/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$1,598
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
471,118 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
52 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
5.61
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
16.7 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
60.9 years
2025

DR Congo and Mali: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Mali economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Mali
Year GDP
DR Congo Mali
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 $275,494,478
1968 $3,909,780,539 $343,771,973
1969 $5,032,434,970 $339,913,867
1970 $4,877,684,910 $359,772,315
1971 $5,594,770,359 $395,218,629
1972 $6,173,712,814 $486,617,280
1973 $7,870,239,461 $563,683,703
1974 $9,596,960,180 $538,747,340
1975 $10,237,343,174 $830,710,615
1976 $9,648,583,225 $939,228,017
1977 $12,344,424,764 $1,049,838,548
1978 $15,372,608,002 $1,222,702,573
1979 $15,068,422,236 $1,595,422,956
1980 $14,394,927,495 $1,759,691,186
1981 $12,537,821,038 $1,538,972,424
1982 $13,651,667,371 $1,333,754,225
1983 $11,006,712,650 $1,297,765,326
1984 $7,857,729,193 $1,232,932,104
1985 $7,195,042,616 $1,392,196,048
1986 $8,095,367,168 $1,852,163,453
1987 $7,661,625,473 $2,090,629,987
1988 $8,861,299,977 $2,169,040,603
1989 $9,021,862,775 $2,181,821,909
1990 $9,349,764,580 $2,681,912,149
1991 $9,625,436,873 $2,724,131,458
1992 $8,227,343,907 $2,830,673,378
1993 $10,706,259,937 $2,818,281,085
1994 $5,820,382,248 $2,081,846,498
1995 $5,643,439,376 $2,706,425,157
1996 $5,771,456,952 $2,780,422,049
1997 $6,090,838,693 $2,697,105,823
1998 $6,217,805,821 $2,920,358,711
1999 $4,711,259,427 $3,440,724,710
2000 $19,088,046,306 $2,961,484,954
2001 $7,438,189,100 $3,468,337,942
2002 $8,728,038,525 $3,908,121,307
2003 $8,937,567,060 $4,714,071,980
2004 $10,297,483,481 $7,113,132,070
2005 $11,964,484,466 $8,009,875,052
2006 $14,451,901,696 $8,858,863,053
2007 $16,737,071,816 $10,289,243,720
2008 $19,788,515,590 $12,262,134,441
2009 $18,648,372,553 $12,592,138,109
2010 $21,565,721,045 $13,196,527,458
2011 $25,839,749,199 $15,506,843,902
2012 $29,306,235,285 $14,891,957,623
2013 $32,679,745,048 $15,769,357,573
2014 $35,909,040,926 $16,943,434,591
2015 $37,917,706,497 $15,583,181,170
2016 $37,134,801,555 $16,743,796,800
2017 $38,019,264,795 $18,308,362,040
2018 $47,568,210,010 $20,368,015,381
2019 $51,775,829,877 $20,477,421,885
2020 $48,716,961,860 $20,698,560,939
2021 $55,328,482,784 $22,999,245,263
2022 $65,801,547,756 $22,374,051,350
2023 $67,006,756,666 $24,621,545,565
2024 $70,749,355,652 $26,588,067,731

DR Congo and Mali economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Mali
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Mali
1960 $220.1 -
1961 $197.1 -
1962 $235.1 -
1963 $376 -
1964 $169.9 -
1965 $232 -
1966 $252.8 -
1967 $183.3 $46
1968 $205.6 $56.5
1969 $257.1 $55
1970 $242.2 $57.3
1971 $270.3 $62
1972 $290.5 $75.1
1973 $361 $85.4
1974 $428 $80.2
1975 $445 $121.5
1976 $408 $134.9
1977 $509 $148.1
1978 $615 $169.1
1979 $582 $216.3
1980 $539 $233.7
1981 $456 $200.1
1982 $482 $169.7
1983 $376 $161.5
1984 $259.8 $150.2
1985 $230.1 $166.2
1986 $250.9 $217.1
1987 $230.1 $240.8
1988 $257.7 $245.5
1989 $254.2 $242.4
1990 $254.9 $292.2
1991 $253.8 $290.9
1992 $209.7 $296.3
1993 $263.3 $288.9
1994 $136.5 $208.9
1995 $127 $265.7
1996 $127.4 $267.2
1997 $132.3 $253.3
1998 $131.5 $267.4
1999 $96.3 $306
2000 $378 $256.2
2001 $142.7 $291.2
2002 $162.4 $318
2003 $161.5 $372
2004 $180.7 $543
2005 $203.6 $592
2006 $238.4 $633
2007 $267.9 $712
2008 $307 $821
2009 $280.8 $816
2010 $315 $828
2011 $365 $942
2012 $400 $878
2013 $431 $903
2014 $458 $940
2015 $468 $838
2016 $442 $872
2017 $437 $924
2018 $528 $996
2019 $557 $972
2020 $508 $953
2021 $558 $1,027
2022 $643 $970
2023 $633 $1,036
2024 $647 $1,086

DR Congo vs. Mali life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Mali
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Mali
1950 38.2 28.7
1951 38.5 28.9
1952 38.9 29.1
1953 39.1 29.4
1954 39.4 29.5
1955 39.7 29.7
1956 39.9 29.9
1957 40.2 30.1
1958 40.5 30.2
1959 40.6 30.3
1960 40.8 30.5
1961 40.2 30.6
1962 40.4 30.8
1963 40.6 31
1964 40.1 31.2
1965 40.8 31.5
1966 42.2 31.8
1967 42.3 32.2
1968 42.7 32.6
1969 43 32.9
1970 43.3 33.4
1971 43.6 33.8
1972 43.9 34.5
1973 44.1 35.1
1974 44.3 35.7
1975 44.5 36.5
1976 44.7 37.2
1977 44.9 38
1978 44.6 38.8
1979 45.3 39.5
1980 45.5 40.3
1981 45.7 41
1982 45.9 41.8
1983 46.2 42.7
1984 46.5 43.4
1985 46.7 43.9
1986 47 44.6
1987 47.4 45.2
1988 47.8 45.7
1989 48.1 46.2
1990 48.5 46.5
1991 48.9 46.9
1992 49.3 47.2
1993 49.6 47.6
1994 49.9 47.9
1995 50.4 48.3
1996 49.4 48.5
1997 50.5 49.1
1998 49.7 49.6
1999 50.1 50.1
2000 51.9 50.6
2001 52.2 51.3
2002 52.4 52
2003 53 52.6
2004 53.5 53.3
2005 54 53.8
2006 54.5 54.3
2007 55 54.8
2008 55.4 55.2
2009 55.8 55.6
2010 56.4 56
2011 56.9 56.4
2012 57.4 56.7
2013 57.8 57.1
2014 58.2 57.5
2015 58.7 57.9
2016 59.1 58.3
2017 59.5 58.6
2018 59.9 58.9
2019 60.2 59.2
2020 60.4 58.9
2021 60 59.1
2022 61 60
2023 61.9 60.4
2024 62.1 60.7
2025 62.2 60.9

DR Congo and Mali population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Mali
Year Population
DR Congo Mali
1960 15,264,846 5,402,550
1961 15,662,374 5,482,283
1962 16,075,724 5,563,917
1963 16,507,599 5,646,605
1964 16,955,327 5,730,125
1965 17,427,802 5,815,487
1966 17,931,929 5,902,204
1967 18,462,782 5,990,906
1968 19,012,189 6,082,979
1969 19,570,445 6,177,704
1970 20,137,436 6,276,472
1971 20,695,569 6,377,944
1972 21,251,160 6,483,726
1973 21,827,665 6,597,106
1974 22,418,878 6,715,436
1975 23,021,101 6,837,261
1976 23,624,031 6,960,979
1977 24,229,061 7,090,979
1978 24,992,689 7,229,651
1979 25,886,782 7,375,266
1980 26,711,099 7,530,515
1981 27,500,515 7,692,766
1982 28,338,190 7,860,194
1983 29,250,963 8,034,400
1984 30,245,081 8,208,599
1985 31,264,816 8,374,663
1986 32,265,196 8,531,277
1987 33,298,904 8,681,164
1988 34,382,752 8,833,996
1989 35,486,866 8,999,938
1990 36,684,063 9,178,830
1991 37,925,817 9,362,888
1992 39,228,910 9,553,540
1993 40,656,336 9,754,786
1994 42,626,876 9,967,031
1995 44,433,704 10,185,365
1996 45,296,124 10,407,278
1997 46,029,902 10,646,495
1998 47,297,600 10,919,573
1999 48,912,971 11,227,415
2000 50,507,442 11,559,290
2001 52,132,646 11,912,158
2002 53,750,524 12,288,050
2003 55,343,867 12,684,955
2004 56,997,741 13,102,409
2005 58,775,724 13,538,647
2006 60,615,908 13,990,139
2007 62,477,752 14,457,775
2008 64,390,664 14,940,782
2009 66,412,044 15,435,539
2010 68,563,038 15,945,198
2011 70,849,311 16,469,049
2012 73,254,618 16,957,033
2013 75,789,395 17,459,615
2014 78,403,242 18,020,267
2015 81,035,531 18,593,022
2016 83,956,415 19,191,289
2017 87,083,398 19,813,011
2018 90,047,644 20,442,030
2019 92,947,442 21,068,405
2020 95,989,998 21,713,836
2021 99,148,932 22,388,630
2022 102,396,968 23,072,640
2023 105,789,731 23,769,127
2024 109,276,265 24,478,595

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Mali

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Mali
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Mali
1960 6.11 7.02
1961 6.12 7.03
1962 6.14 7.04
1963 6.16 7.05
1964 6.19 7.06
1965 6.21 7.08
1966 6.24 7.11
1967 6.27 7.14
1968 6.29 7.16
1969 6.3 7.18
1970 6.33 7.18
1971 6.34 7.2
1972 6.37 7.22
1973 6.39 7.22
1974 6.4 7.23
1975 6.42 7.25
1976 6.44 7.27
1977 6.45 7.3
1978 6.46 7.32
1979 6.48 7.35
1980 6.5 7.37
1981 6.52 7.37
1982 6.54 7.32
1983 6.56 7.28
1984 6.59 7.26
1985 6.61 7.26
1986 6.63 7.31
1987 6.65 7.31
1988 6.66 7.32
1989 6.65 7.33
1990 6.65 7.31
1991 6.65 7.28
1992 6.64 7.24
1993 6.64 7.18
1994 6.64 7.12
1995 6.68 7.05
1996 6.67 7.01
1997 6.69 6.97
1998 6.7 6.94
1999 6.69 6.91
2000 6.7 6.89
2001 6.66 6.85
2002 6.61 6.82
2003 6.55 6.78
2004 6.53 6.74
2005 6.53 6.71
2006 6.55 6.68
2007 6.56 6.65
2008 6.58 6.62
2009 6.59 6.59
2010 6.59 6.58
2011 6.58 6.55
2012 6.56 6.52
2013 6.53 6.49
2014 6.48 6.44
2015 6.44 6.39
2016 6.39 6.32
2017 6.35 6.25
2018 6.3 6.12
2019 6.25 5.89
2020 6.21 5.85
2021 6.16 5.78
2022 6.11 5.69
2023 6.05 5.61

DR Congo and Mali demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Mali
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Mali
1960 18.4 19.8
1961 18.4 19.8
1962 18.4 19.8
1963 18.5 19.8
1964 18.5 19.8
1965 18.5 19.8
1966 18.5 19.7
1967 18.5 19.6
1968 18.5 19.6
1969 18.5 19.5
1970 18.4 19.4
1971 18.3 19.3
1972 18.2 19.2
1973 18.1 19.1
1974 18 19
1975 17.9 18.9
1976 17.8 18.7
1977 17.8 18.6
1978 17.8 18.4
1979 17.9 18.3
1980 17.9 18.1
1981 17.9 17.9
1982 17.8 17.8
1983 17.9 17.6
1984 17.9 17.5
1985 17.9 17.3
1986 17.9 17.1
1987 17.9 16.9
1988 17.8 16.8
1989 17.8 16.6
1990 17.8 16.5
1991 17.8 16.4
1992 17.8 16.4
1993 17.8 16.3
1994 18 16.3
1995 18.1 16.3
1996 17.7 16.3
1997 17.4 16.3
1998 17.2 16.4
1999 17.2 16.4
2000 17.2 16.5
2001 17.1 16.5
2002 17.1 16.6
2003 17.1 16.6
2004 17 16.6
2005 17 16.6
2006 17 16.6
2007 17 16.6
2008 16.9 16.5
2009 16.9 16.4
2010 16.9 16.4
2011 16.9 16.3
2012 16.9 16.1
2013 16.9 16
2014 16.9 16
2015 16.9 16
2016 16.9 16
2017 17 16
2018 17 16
2019 16.9 16.1
2020 16.9 16.2
2021 16.9 16.3
2022 16.9 16.5
2023 16.9 16.6
2024 16.9 16.7

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Mali
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$24.9B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
26.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
4.18%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
3.83%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
41,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-3.13%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
2.39%
2022
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
36.7%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
22.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
52.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
28.3%
2021
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3.2%
2021
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$1.09B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
217,000
2019
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
5.52%
2018
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
54.7%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Mali
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
n/a
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
n/a
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
6.66 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
0.28 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
71.1%
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
62.3%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
56.6%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
54.5%
2023

Society

DR Congo Mali
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.3%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-46,880
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
46.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.74 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.31 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
15
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
27
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
21
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
10.9
2015
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
22.7
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
61
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
31%
2020
English speaking
1%
2025
0%
2025
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
35.1%
2023

Health

DR Congo Mali
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$29.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$12.9
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
60.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
8.68%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
0.2
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
19.2 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
367
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
91.3
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
11.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
4.8%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
20
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
8%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
5.32 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Mali
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.82%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
19,246 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
167,103 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
51,336 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
86,437 mi
2018

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