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DR Congo vs Nauru statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 11.9K in Nauru (ranked 195/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 7.72 sq mi for Nauru (ranked 11th vs. 195th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Nauru ranks 195/197 ($160M). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Nauru ranks 75/197 ($13,422).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Nauru
Population
115740092
12088
Population rank 15/197 195/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$160M
2024
GDP rank 87/197 195/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$13,422
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 75/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$14,327
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$28.2M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
15.2%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$2,360
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 114/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$8,196
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
7.72 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
1,547 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
3.33
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
21.4 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
62.4 years
2025

DR Congo and Nauru: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Nauru economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Nauru
Year GDP
DR Congo Nauru
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 $17,570,366
1971 $5,594,770,359 $19,009,433
1972 $6,173,712,814 $21,734,269
1973 $7,870,239,461 $26,529,817
1974 $9,596,960,180 $35,994,511
1975 $10,237,343,174 $40,106,776
1976 $9,648,583,225 $40,287,427
1977 $12,344,424,764 $40,444,702
1978 $15,372,608,002 $41,754,147
1979 $15,068,422,236 $44,431,330
1980 $14,394,927,495 $46,947,124
1981 $12,537,821,038 $51,689,637
1982 $13,651,667,371 $52,877,742
1983 $11,006,712,650 $48,439,093
1984 $7,857,729,193 $47,363,231
1985 $7,195,042,616 $41,548,741
1986 $8,095,367,168 $39,939,391
1987 $7,661,625,473 $40,118,410
1988 $8,861,299,977 $45,931,134
1989 $9,021,862,775 $53,736,786
1990 $9,349,764,580 $55,572,376
1991 $9,625,436,873 $52,533,789
1992 $8,227,343,907 $51,133,123
1993 $10,706,259,937 $43,542,088
1994 $5,820,382,248 $39,742,511
1995 $5,643,439,376 $39,969,706
1996 $5,771,456,952 $37,458,801
1997 $6,090,838,693 $37,331,507
1998 $6,217,805,821 $29,664,451
1999 $4,711,259,427 $27,328,613
2000 $19,088,046,306 $26,930,980
2001 $7,438,189,100 $22,613,288
2002 $8,728,038,525 $21,017,424
2003 $8,937,567,060 $24,778,160
2004 $10,297,483,481 $30,587,566
2005 $11,964,484,466 $30,282,840
2006 $14,451,901,696 $29,183,627
2007 $16,737,071,816 $23,068,623
2008 $19,788,515,590 $37,184,925
2009 $18,648,372,553 $44,024,970
2010 $21,565,721,045 $47,442,299
2011 $25,839,749,199 $65,444,174
2012 $29,306,235,285 $100,794,925
2013 $32,679,745,048 $94,385,015
2014 $35,909,040,926 $98,752,257
2015 $37,917,706,497 $84,383,389
2016 $37,134,801,555 $97,276,023
2017 $38,019,264,795 $108,862,279
2018 $47,568,210,010 $130,937,590
2019 $51,775,829,877 $124,871,111
2020 $48,716,961,860 $124,530,027
2021 $55,328,482,784 $175,513,985
2022 $65,801,547,756 $152,190,819
2023 $67,006,756,666 $151,455,968
2024 $70,749,355,652 $160,350,640

DR Congo and Nauru economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Nauru
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Nauru
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 $2,619
1971 $270.3 $2,811
1972 $290.5 $3,191
1973 $361 $3,864
1974 $428 $5,199
1975 $445 $5,740
1976 $408 $5,703
1977 $509 $5,646
1978 $615 $5,721
1979 $582 $5,950
1980 $539 $6,138
1981 $456 $6,594
1982 $482 $6,577
1983 $376 $5,896
1984 $259.8 $5,654
1985 $230.1 $4,859
1986 $250.9 $4,569
1987 $230.1 $4,485
1988 $257.7 $5,012
1989 $254.2 $5,723
1990 $254.9 $5,776
1991 $253.8 $5,333
1992 $209.7 $5,103
1993 $263.3 $4,310
1994 $136.5 $3,921
1995 $127 $3,932
1996 $127.4 $3,679
1997 $132.3 $3,661
1998 $131.5 $2,909
1999 $96.3 $2,683
2000 $378 $2,649
2001 $142.7 $2,232
2002 $162.4 $2,085
2003 $161.5 $2,463
2004 $180.7 $3,041
2005 $203.6 $3,014
2006 $238.4 $2,908
2007 $267.9 $2,302
2008 $307 $3,715
2009 $280.8 $4,395
2010 $315 $4,724
2011 $365 $6,481
2012 $400 $9,817
2013 $431 $8,975
2014 $458 $9,193
2015 $468 $7,703
2016 $442 $8,724
2017 $437 $9,613
2018 $528 $11,409
2019 $557 $10,777
2020 $508 $10,696
2021 $558 $14,990
2022 $643 $12,896
2023 $633 $12,754
2024 $647 $13,422

DR Congo vs. Nauru life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Nauru
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Nauru
1950 38.2 56.6
1951 38.5 56.8
1952 38.9 57
1953 39.1 57.2
1954 39.4 57.4
1955 39.7 57.5
1956 39.9 57.6
1957 40.2 57.7
1958 40.5 57.8
1959 40.6 57.9
1960 40.8 57.9
1961 40.2 58
1962 40.4 58
1963 40.6 58.1
1964 40.1 58.2
1965 40.8 58.3
1966 42.2 58.4
1967 42.3 58.6
1968 42.7 58.6
1969 43 58.4
1970 43.3 58.4
1971 43.6 58.4
1972 43.9 58.4
1973 44.1 58.4
1974 44.3 58.3
1975 44.5 58.3
1976 44.7 58.2
1977 44.9 58.1
1978 44.6 58.3
1979 45.3 58.4
1980 45.5 58.5
1981 45.7 58.6
1982 45.9 58.6
1983 46.2 58.7
1984 46.5 58.7
1985 46.7 58.6
1986 47 58.6
1987 47.4 58.6
1988 47.8 58.7
1989 48.1 58.9
1990 48.5 59.1
1991 48.9 59.3
1992 49.3 59.5
1993 49.6 59.8
1994 49.9 60
1995 50.4 60.1
1996 49.4 60.1
1997 50.5 60
1998 49.7 59.9
1999 50.1 59.7
2000 51.9 59.6
2001 52.2 59.5
2002 52.4 59.4
2003 53 59.4
2004 53.5 59.3
2005 54 59.4
2006 54.5 59.4
2007 55 59.5
2008 55.4 59.7
2009 55.8 59.9
2010 56.4 60.1
2011 56.9 60.3
2012 57.4 60.5
2013 57.8 60.7
2014 58.2 60.8
2015 58.7 60.9
2016 59.1 61
2017 59.5 61.1
2018 59.9 61.2
2019 60.2 61.4
2020 60.4 61.5
2021 60 61.3
2022 61 61.9
2023 61.9 62.1
2024 62.1 62.3
2025 62.2 62.4

DR Congo and Nauru population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Nauru
Year Population
DR Congo Nauru
1960 15,264,846 4,607
1961 15,662,374 4,774
1962 16,075,724 4,979
1963 16,507,599 5,226
1964 16,955,327 5,515
1965 17,427,802 5,832
1966 17,931,929 6,043
1967 18,462,782 6,135
1968 19,012,189 6,328
1969 19,570,445 6,581
1970 20,137,436 6,710
1971 20,695,569 6,762
1972 21,251,160 6,812
1973 21,827,665 6,866
1974 22,418,878 6,923
1975 23,021,101 6,987
1976 23,624,031 7,064
1977 24,229,061 7,163
1978 24,992,689 7,298
1979 25,886,782 7,468
1980 26,711,099 7,649
1981 27,500,515 7,839
1982 28,338,190 8,040
1983 29,250,963 8,216
1984 30,245,081 8,377
1985 31,264,816 8,551
1986 32,265,196 8,742
1987 33,298,904 8,946
1988 34,382,752 9,165
1989 35,486,866 9,390
1990 36,684,063 9,622
1991 37,925,817 9,850
1992 39,228,910 10,021
1993 40,656,336 10,102
1994 42,626,876 10,137
1995 44,433,704 10,165
1996 45,296,124 10,183
1997 46,029,902 10,197
1998 47,297,600 10,198
1999 48,912,971 10,187
2000 50,507,442 10,168
2001 52,132,646 10,130
2002 53,750,524 10,082
2003 55,343,867 10,059
2004 56,997,741 10,060
2005 58,775,724 10,049
2006 60,615,908 10,034
2007 62,477,752 10,020
2008 64,390,664 10,009
2009 66,412,044 10,016
2010 68,563,038 10,043
2011 70,849,311 10,098
2012 73,254,618 10,267
2013 75,789,395 10,517
2014 78,403,242 10,742
2015 81,035,531 10,954
2016 83,956,415 11,150
2017 87,083,398 11,324
2018 90,047,644 11,477
2019 92,947,442 11,587
2020 95,989,998 11,643
2021 99,148,932 11,709
2022 102,396,968 11,801
2023 105,789,731 11,875
2024 109,276,265 11,947

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Nauru

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Nauru
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Nauru
1960 6.11 5.34
1961 6.12 5.38
1962 6.14 5.42
1963 6.16 5.44
1964 6.19 5.47
1965 6.21 5.48
1966 6.24 5.41
1967 6.27 5.29
1968 6.29 5.14
1969 6.3 4.94
1970 6.33 4.74
1971 6.34 4.54
1972 6.37 4.36
1973 6.39 4.19
1974 6.4 4.07
1975 6.42 3.97
1976 6.44 3.9
1977 6.45 3.86
1978 6.46 3.84
1979 6.48 3.85
1980 6.5 3.88
1981 6.52 3.94
1982 6.54 3.99
1983 6.56 4.06
1984 6.59 4.11
1985 6.61 4.14
1986 6.63 4.15
1987 6.65 4.14
1988 6.66 4.11
1989 6.65 4.07
1990 6.65 4.02
1991 6.65 3.99
1992 6.64 3.95
1993 6.64 3.89
1994 6.64 3.84
1995 6.68 3.81
1996 6.67 3.78
1997 6.69 3.74
1998 6.7 3.68
1999 6.69 3.64
2000 6.7 3.54
2001 6.66 3.46
2002 6.61 3.4
2003 6.55 3.39
2004 6.53 3.38
2005 6.53 3.38
2006 6.55 3.4
2007 6.56 3.5
2008 6.58 3.67
2009 6.59 3.85
2010 6.59 4.02
2011 6.58 4.12
2012 6.56 4.12
2013 6.53 4.1
2014 6.48 4.09
2015 6.44 4.08
2016 6.39 4.03
2017 6.35 3.88
2018 6.3 3.68
2019 6.25 3.53
2020 6.21 3.47
2021 6.16 3.43
2022 6.11 3.38
2023 6.05 3.33

DR Congo and Nauru demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Nauru
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Nauru
1960 18.4 23.8
1961 18.4 24
1962 18.4 23.9
1963 18.5 23.7
1964 18.5 23.4
1965 18.5 23.1
1966 18.5 22.9
1967 18.5 22.9
1968 18.5 21.2
1969 18.5 18.9
1970 18.4 18.7
1971 18.3 19.1
1972 18.2 19.4
1973 18.1 19.8
1974 18 20.4
1975 17.9 21
1976 17.8 21.5
1977 17.8 22.1
1978 17.8 22.9
1979 17.9 23.6
1980 17.9 24.2
1981 17.9 24.7
1982 17.8 25.1
1983 17.9 25.2
1984 17.9 24.5
1985 17.9 23.7
1986 17.9 22.8
1987 17.9 22.1
1988 17.8 21.4
1989 17.8 20.8
1990 17.8 20.2
1991 17.8 19.7
1992 17.8 19.4
1993 17.8 19.3
1994 18 19.3
1995 18.1 19.3
1996 17.7 19.4
1997 17.4 19.5
1998 17.2 19.6
1999 17.2 19.8
2000 17.2 20.1
2001 17.1 20.4
2002 17.1 20.6
2003 17.1 20.8
2004 17 21
2005 17 21.2
2006 17 21.3
2007 17 21.5
2008 16.9 21.7
2009 16.9 21.8
2010 16.9 21.8
2011 16.9 21.8
2012 16.9 21.7
2013 16.9 21.6
2014 16.9 21.5
2015 16.9 21.4
2016 16.9 21.5
2017 17 21.6
2018 17 21.8
2019 16.9 21.9
2020 16.9 21.8
2021 16.9 21.7
2022 16.9 21.6
2023 16.9 21.5
2024 16.9 21.4

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Nauru
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$254M
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
135%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
5.68%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
+10.8%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
5.06%
2021
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
n/a
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
n/a
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
60
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
25.3%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3.4%
2012
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
n/a
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$881K
2023
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
n/a
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
2.32%
2018
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

DR Congo Nauru
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
0 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
0 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
n/a
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
1.9%
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
9.82%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Nauru
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.0001%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-121
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
100%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.56 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.18 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
50.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
56
2025
Higher education index
39
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
0
2012
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
1
2025
Visa free countries
53
2025
90
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
96.6%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
96.7%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
81.7%
2020

Health

DR Congo Nauru
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$2,264
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$10.6
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
62.4 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
11.2%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
1.25
2015
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
22.1 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
273
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
8.9
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
71.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
21.8%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
48.3%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
2.79 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Nauru
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
646 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
1.54 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
18.6 mi
2002

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