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DR Congo vs Namibia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 3.03M in Namibia (ranked 136/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 317,874 sq mi for Namibia (ranked 11th vs. 33rd).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Namibia ranks 147/197 ($13.4B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Namibia ranks 126/197 ($4,413).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Namibia
Population
115740092
3141364
Population rank 15/197 134/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$13.4B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 147/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$4,413
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 126/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$11,687
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$9.05B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
63.9%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$2,988
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 100/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$7,325
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
317,874 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
9.53 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
3.21
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
22.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025

DR Congo and Namibia: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Namibia economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Namibia
Year GDP
DR Congo Namibia
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 $2,421,990,338
1981 $12,537,821,038 $2,249,908,578
1982 $13,651,667,371 $2,118,710,248
1983 $11,006,712,650 $2,297,400,688
1984 $7,857,729,193 $1,951,260,038
1985 $7,195,042,616 $1,608,237,350
1986 $8,095,367,168 $1,809,048,527
1987 $7,661,625,473 $2,300,068,217
1988 $8,861,299,977 $2,495,094,746
1989 $9,021,862,775 $2,535,135,798
1990 $9,349,764,580 $2,789,921,854
1991 $9,625,436,873 $2,996,869,281
1992 $8,227,343,907 $3,429,521,699
1993 $10,706,259,937 $3,251,188,833
1994 $5,820,382,248 $3,666,503,530
1995 $5,643,439,376 $3,978,514,206
1996 $5,771,456,952 $3,989,163,197
1997 $6,090,838,693 $4,154,989,950
1998 $6,217,805,821 $3,873,109,866
1999 $4,711,259,427 $3,868,551,730
2000 $19,088,046,306 $3,922,232,165
2001 $7,438,189,100 $3,557,341,215
2002 $8,728,038,525 $3,349,169,826
2003 $8,937,567,060 $4,926,439,384
2004 $10,297,483,481 $6,609,205,995
2005 $11,964,484,466 $7,248,374,838
2006 $14,451,901,696 $8,001,779,551
2007 $16,737,071,816 $8,839,536,476
2008 $19,788,515,590 $8,607,431,497
2009 $18,648,372,553 $8,938,847,189
2010 $21,565,721,045 $11,431,412,421
2011 $25,839,749,199 $12,523,359,441
2012 $29,306,235,285 $13,042,053,592
2013 $32,679,745,048 $12,043,307,277
2014 $35,909,040,926 $12,435,430,970
2015 $37,917,706,497 $11,335,161,084
2016 $37,134,801,555 $10,722,018,732
2017 $38,019,264,795 $12,895,153,371
2018 $47,568,210,010 $13,682,019,076
2019 $51,775,829,877 $12,541,928,303
2020 $48,716,961,860 $10,583,748,542
2021 $55,328,482,784 $12,402,486,184
2022 $65,801,547,756 $12,569,449,123
2023 $67,006,756,666 $12,408,271,448
2024 $70,749,355,652 $13,372,354,269

DR Congo and Namibia economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Namibia
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Namibia
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 $2,468
1981 $456 $2,267
1982 $482 $2,097
1983 $376 $2,214
1984 $259.8 $1,830
1985 $230.1 $1,466
1986 $250.9 $1,599
1987 $230.1 $1,969
1988 $257.7 $2,063
1989 $254.2 $1,967
1990 $254.9 $2,037
1991 $253.8 $2,117
1992 $209.7 $2,347
1993 $263.3 $2,155
1994 $136.5 $2,356
1995 $127 $2,483
1996 $127.4 $2,423
1997 $132.3 $2,460
1998 $131.5 $2,235
1999 $96.3 $2,178
2000 $378 $2,157
2001 $142.7 $1,916
2002 $162.4 $1,772
2003 $161.5 $2,569
2004 $180.7 $3,403
2005 $203.6 $3,686
2006 $238.4 $4,017
2007 $267.9 $4,379
2008 $307 $4,205
2009 $280.8 $4,303
2010 $315 $5,418
2011 $365 $5,835
2012 $400 $5,943
2013 $431 $5,347
2014 $458 $5,378
2015 $468 $4,774
2016 $442 $4,396
2017 $437 $5,144
2018 $528 $5,309
2019 $557 $4,732
2020 $508 $3,879
2021 $558 $4,413
2022 $643 $4,350
2023 $633 $4,188
2024 $647 $4,413

DR Congo vs. Namibia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Namibia
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Namibia
1950 38.2 41.9
1951 38.5 42.5
1952 38.9 43.1
1953 39.1 43.8
1954 39.4 44.4
1955 39.7 45
1956 39.9 45.7
1957 40.2 46.4
1958 40.5 47.1
1959 40.6 47.8
1960 40.8 48.5
1961 40.2 49.2
1962 40.4 50
1963 40.6 50.6
1964 40.1 51.3
1965 40.8 52
1966 42.2 52.3
1967 42.3 52.9
1968 42.7 53.6
1969 43 54.1
1970 43.3 54.7
1971 43.6 55.3
1972 43.9 55.8
1973 44.1 56.4
1974 44.3 56.9
1975 44.5 57.6
1976 44.7 58
1977 44.9 58.6
1978 44.6 59.1
1979 45.3 59.5
1980 45.5 56.6
1981 45.7 56.9
1982 45.9 57.3
1983 46.2 57.6
1984 46.5 58.1
1985 46.7 58.5
1986 47 58.7
1987 47.4 59.1
1988 47.8 59
1989 48.1 60.8
1990 48.5 61.4
1991 48.9 60.8
1992 49.3 60.2
1993 49.6 59.3
1994 49.9 58.4
1995 50.4 57.5
1996 49.4 56.6
1997 50.5 55.8
1998 49.7 54.8
1999 50.1 54
2000 51.9 52.9
2001 52.2 52
2002 52.4 52
2003 53 51.9
2004 53.5 52.2
2005 54 52.6
2006 54.5 53.2
2007 55 54
2008 55.4 54.7
2009 55.8 55.3
2010 56.4 56.1
2011 56.9 56.6
2012 57.4 57.7
2013 57.8 58.5
2014 58.2 59.3
2015 58.7 60
2016 59.1 60.8
2017 59.5 61.7
2018 59.9 62.6
2019 60.2 63.5
2020 60.4 64.1
2021 60 60.8
2022 61 64.2
2023 61.9 67.4
2024 62.1 67.5
2025 62.2 67.7

DR Congo and Namibia population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Namibia
Year Population
DR Congo Namibia
1960 15,264,846 591,465
1961 15,662,374 603,067
1962 16,075,724 615,759
1963 16,507,599 629,589
1964 16,955,327 644,530
1965 17,427,802 660,558
1966 17,931,929 677,655
1967 18,462,782 696,045
1968 19,012,189 715,542
1969 19,570,445 736,120
1970 20,137,436 757,868
1971 20,695,569 780,584
1972 21,251,160 804,399
1973 21,827,665 828,928
1974 22,418,878 854,320
1975 23,021,101 881,032
1976 23,624,031 906,566
1977 24,229,061 931,104
1978 24,992,689 947,269
1979 25,886,782 962,825
1980 26,711,099 981,434
1981 27,500,515 992,500
1982 28,338,190 1,010,308
1983 29,250,963 1,037,511
1984 30,245,081 1,065,989
1985 31,264,816 1,096,890
1986 32,265,196 1,131,081
1987 33,298,904 1,167,889
1988 34,382,752 1,209,696
1989 35,486,866 1,288,947
1990 36,684,063 1,369,303
1991 37,925,817 1,415,684
1992 39,228,910 1,461,322
1993 40,656,336 1,508,697
1994 42,626,876 1,556,304
1995 44,433,704 1,602,170
1996 45,296,124 1,646,103
1997 46,029,902 1,689,264
1998 47,297,600 1,732,745
1999 48,912,971 1,776,368
2000 50,507,442 1,818,647
2001 52,132,646 1,857,048
2002 53,750,524 1,889,970
2003 55,343,867 1,917,464
2004 56,997,741 1,942,082
2005 58,775,724 1,966,582
2006 60,615,908 1,991,888
2007 62,477,752 2,018,600
2008 64,390,664 2,047,056
2009 66,412,044 2,077,394
2010 68,563,038 2,109,811
2011 70,849,311 2,146,325
2012 73,254,618 2,194,654
2013 75,789,395 2,252,508
2014 78,403,242 2,312,139
2015 81,035,531 2,374,300
2016 83,956,415 2,439,213
2017 87,083,398 2,506,853
2018 90,047,644 2,577,327
2019 92,947,442 2,650,494
2020 95,989,998 2,728,762
2021 99,148,932 2,810,548
2022 102,396,968 2,889,662
2023 105,789,731 2,963,095
2024 109,276,265 3,030,131

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Namibia

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Namibia
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Namibia
1960 6.11 6.24
1961 6.12 6.29
1962 6.14 6.35
1963 6.16 6.41
1964 6.19 6.43
1965 6.21 6.45
1966 6.24 6.47
1967 6.27 6.49
1968 6.29 6.5
1969 6.3 6.51
1970 6.33 6.52
1971 6.34 6.52
1972 6.37 6.53
1973 6.39 6.54
1974 6.4 6.55
1975 6.42 6.53
1976 6.44 6.49
1977 6.45 6.44
1978 6.46 6.38
1979 6.48 6.31
1980 6.5 6.24
1981 6.52 6.16
1982 6.54 6.08
1983 6.56 6
1984 6.59 5.94
1985 6.61 5.88
1986 6.63 5.79
1987 6.65 5.7
1988 6.66 5.61
1989 6.65 5.52
1990 6.65 5.4
1991 6.65 5.29
1992 6.64 5.11
1993 6.64 4.91
1994 6.64 4.68
1995 6.68 4.42
1996 6.67 4.2
1997 6.69 4.17
1998 6.7 4.18
1999 6.69 4.14
2000 6.7 3.99
2001 6.66 3.83
2002 6.61 3.69
2003 6.55 3.58
2004 6.53 3.55
2005 6.53 3.57
2006 6.55 3.6
2007 6.56 3.61
2008 6.58 3.62
2009 6.59 3.63
2010 6.59 3.66
2011 6.58 3.66
2012 6.56 3.68
2013 6.53 3.65
2014 6.48 3.64
2015 6.44 3.6
2016 6.39 3.57
2017 6.35 3.51
2018 6.3 3.46
2019 6.25 3.4
2020 6.21 3.35
2021 6.16 3.3
2022 6.11 3.25
2023 6.05 3.21

DR Congo and Namibia demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Namibia
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Namibia
1960 18.4 18.9
1961 18.4 18.7
1962 18.4 18.6
1963 18.5 18.5
1964 18.5 18.4
1965 18.5 18.4
1966 18.5 18.3
1967 18.5 18.3
1968 18.5 18.2
1969 18.5 18.1
1970 18.4 18.1
1971 18.3 18
1972 18.2 17.9
1973 18.1 17.8
1974 18 17.7
1975 17.9 17.6
1976 17.8 17.5
1977 17.8 17.3
1978 17.8 17
1979 17.9 16.8
1980 17.9 16.6
1981 17.9 16.4
1982 17.8 16.3
1983 17.9 16.4
1984 17.9 16.5
1985 17.9 16.7
1986 17.9 16.9
1987 17.9 17
1988 17.8 17.3
1989 17.8 17.8
1990 17.8 18.3
1991 17.8 18.4
1992 17.8 18.4
1993 17.8 18.5
1994 18 18.5
1995 18.1 18.6
1996 17.7 18.7
1997 17.4 18.8
1998 17.2 18.9
1999 17.2 18.9
2000 17.2 19
2001 17.1 19.1
2002 17.1 19.2
2003 17.1 19.3
2004 17 19.4
2005 17 19.6
2006 17 19.7
2007 17 19.9
2008 16.9 20
2009 16.9 20.3
2010 16.9 20.5
2011 16.9 20.7
2012 16.9 20.9
2013 16.9 21.1
2014 16.9 21.3
2015 16.9 21.4
2016 16.9 21.5
2017 17 21.6
2018 17 21.7
2019 16.9 21.8
2020 16.9 21.8
2021 16.9 21.8
2022 16.9 21.8
2023 16.9 21.9
2024 16.9 22.1

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Finance

DR Congo Namibia
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$12.8B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
39.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
9.08%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
2.74%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
16,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-5.24%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
19.9%
2018
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
54.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
28.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
58.7
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
47.2%
2015
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
1%
2015
Listed domestic companies n/a
12
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$2.48B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$3.36B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$146M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
187,100
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
3.99%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
72.9%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Namibia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
692 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$15.4
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
4.36 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
1.47 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
53.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
30%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
5.88%
2022
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
60.5%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
1,231 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
90.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
58.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
56.7%
2023

Society

DR Congo Namibia
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
+4,211
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
55.8%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.57 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.26 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
43.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
49
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
41
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
12.5
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
34.8
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
80
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
87.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
17.2%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
64.4%
2023

Health

DR Congo Namibia
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$406
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$32.9
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
67.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
8.92%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
0.54
2022
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
21.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
139
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
40.7
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
17.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
5.3%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
36
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
14.1%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
5.05 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Namibia
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.55%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
104,904 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
149,854 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
24,810 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
n/a

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