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DR Congo vs Qatar statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 2.86M in Qatar (ranked 138/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 4,436 sq mi for Qatar (ranked 11th vs. 158th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Qatar ranks 56/197 ($218B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Qatar ranks 11/197 ($76,276).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Qatar
Population
115740092
2964497
Population rank 15/197 137/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$218B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 56/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$76,276
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 11/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$126,110
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$89B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
40.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$31,151
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 23/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$36,023
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
4,436 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
644 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
1.73
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
34.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

DR Congo and Qatar: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Qatar economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Qatar
Year GDP
DR Congo Qatar
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 $301,791,302
1971 $5,594,770,359 $387,703,106
1972 $6,173,712,814 $510,262,500
1973 $7,870,239,461 $793,885,560
1974 $9,596,960,180 $2,401,403,227
1975 $10,237,343,174 $2,512,773,166
1976 $9,648,583,225 $3,284,273,987
1977 $12,344,424,764 $3,617,564,638
1978 $15,372,608,002 $4,052,000,413
1979 $15,068,422,236 $5,632,962,997
1980 $14,394,927,495 $7,829,165,262
1981 $12,537,821,038 $8,661,263,764
1982 $13,651,667,371 $7,596,703,214
1983 $11,006,712,650 $6,467,582,308
1984 $7,857,729,193 $6,704,395,824
1985 $7,195,042,616 $6,153,296,456
1986 $8,095,367,168 $5,053,021,951
1987 $7,661,625,473 $5,446,428,681
1988 $8,861,299,977 $6,038,187,033
1989 $9,021,862,775 $6,487,912,088
1990 $9,349,764,580 $7,360,439,423
1991 $9,625,436,873 $6,883,516,484
1992 $8,227,343,907 $7,646,153,984
1993 $10,706,259,937 $7,156,593,654
1994 $5,820,382,248 $7,374,450,769
1995 $5,643,439,376 $8,137,911,978
1996 $5,771,456,952 $9,059,340,385
1997 $6,090,838,693 $11,297,802,115
1998 $6,217,805,821 $10,255,495,027
1999 $4,711,259,427 $12,393,131,868
2000 $19,088,046,306 $17,759,890,110
2001 $7,438,189,100 $17,538,461,538
2002 $8,728,038,525 $19,363,736,264
2003 $8,937,567,060 $23,533,791,209
2004 $10,297,483,481 $31,734,065,934
2005 $11,964,484,466 $44,530,494,505
2006 $14,451,901,696 $60,882,142,857
2007 $16,737,071,816 $79,712,087,912
2008 $19,788,515,590 $115,270,054,945
2009 $18,648,372,553 $97,798,351,648
2010 $21,565,721,045 $125,122,306,346
2011 $25,839,749,199 $167,775,268,626
2012 $29,306,235,285 $186,833,502,363
2013 $32,679,745,048 $198,727,642,967
2014 $35,909,040,926 $206,224,598,571
2015 $37,917,706,497 $161,739,955,577
2016 $37,134,801,555 $151,732,181,868
2017 $38,019,264,795 $161,099,122,225
2018 $47,568,210,010 $183,334,953,819
2019 $51,775,829,877 $176,371,267,692
2020 $48,716,961,860 $144,411,363,352
2021 $55,328,482,784 $179,732,009,560
2022 $65,801,547,756 $235,709,325,714
2023 $67,006,756,666 $213,002,809,341
2024 $70,749,355,652 $217,982,967,033

DR Congo and Qatar economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Qatar
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Qatar
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 $2,594
1971 $270.3 $2,952
1972 $290.5 $3,483
1973 $361 $4,905
1974 $428 $13,540
1975 $445 $13,014
1976 $408 $15,710
1977 $509 $16,058
1978 $615 $16,757
1979 $582 $21,777
1980 $539 $28,375
1981 $456 $29,505
1982 $482 $24,385
1983 $376 $19,616
1984 $259.8 $19,272
1985 $230.1 $16,815
1986 $250.9 $13,213
1987 $230.1 $13,719
1988 $257.7 $14,682
1989 $254.2 $15,243
1990 $254.9 $16,722
1991 $253.8 $15,133
1992 $209.7 $16,280
1993 $263.3 $14,770
1994 $136.5 $14,765
1995 $127 $15,823
1996 $127.4 $17,125
1997 $132.3 $20,523
1998 $131.5 $17,665
1999 $96.3 $20,234
2000 $378 $27,535
2001 $142.7 $25,871
2002 $162.4 $27,227
2003 $161.5 $31,602
2004 $180.7 $41,036
2005 $203.6 $53,950
2006 $238.4 $62,582
2007 $267.9 $65,954
2008 $307 $80,781
2009 $280.8 $60,786
2010 $315 $77,387
2011 $365 $103,262
2012 $400 $108,470
2013 $431 $103,697
2014 $458 $95,841
2015 $468 $68,985
2016 $442 $61,254
2017 $437 $63,280
2018 $528 $71,040
2019 $557 $66,841
2020 $508 $51,684
2021 $558 $71,752
2022 $643 $88,701
2023 $633 $80,196
2024 $647 $76,276

DR Congo vs. Qatar life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Qatar
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Qatar
1950 38.2 50.8
1951 38.5 51.5
1952 38.9 52.1
1953 39.1 52.8
1954 39.4 53.5
1955 39.7 54.2
1956 39.9 54.9
1957 40.2 55.6
1958 40.5 56.3
1959 40.6 57
1960 40.8 57.8
1961 40.2 58.5
1962 40.4 59.2
1963 40.6 60
1964 40.1 60.7
1965 40.8 61.4
1966 42.2 62.2
1967 42.3 62.9
1968 42.7 63.6
1969 43 64.2
1970 43.3 64.9
1971 43.6 65.5
1972 43.9 66.1
1973 44.1 66.6
1974 44.3 67.2
1975 44.5 67.7
1976 44.7 68.2
1977 44.9 68.6
1978 44.6 69.1
1979 45.3 69.5
1980 45.5 69.9
1981 45.7 70.3
1982 45.9 70.7
1983 46.2 71.1
1984 46.5 71.5
1985 46.7 71.8
1986 47 72.2
1987 47.4 72.5
1988 47.8 72.8
1989 48.1 73.1
1990 48.5 73.4
1991 48.9 73.7
1992 49.3 73.9
1993 49.6 74.1
1994 49.9 74.2
1995 50.4 74.4
1996 49.4 74.6
1997 50.5 74.7
1998 49.7 74.9
1999 50.1 75
2000 51.9 75.3
2001 52.2 75.5
2002 52.4 75.8
2003 53 76.1
2004 53.5 76.5
2005 54 76.9
2006 54.5 77.3
2007 55 77.7
2008 55.4 78.3
2009 55.8 78.8
2010 56.4 79.4
2011 56.9 80
2012 57.4 80.5
2013 57.8 81
2014 58.2 81.4
2015 58.7 81.8
2016 59.1 82.1
2017 59.5 82.5
2018 59.9 82.7
2019 60.2 82.9
2020 60.4 80.4
2021 60 81.1
2022 61 81.9
2023 61.9 82.4
2024 62.1 82.5
2025 62.2 82.7

DR Congo and Qatar population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Qatar
Year Population
DR Congo Qatar
1960 15,264,846 36,010
1961 15,662,374 39,680
1962 16,075,724 44,630
1963 16,507,599 50,380
1964 16,955,327 56,867
1965 17,427,802 64,065
1966 17,931,929 72,192
1967 18,462,782 81,439
1968 19,012,189 91,749
1969 19,570,445 103,025
1970 20,137,436 116,350
1971 20,695,569 131,346
1972 21,251,160 146,506
1973 21,827,665 161,841
1974 22,418,878 177,362
1975 23,021,101 193,087
1976 23,624,031 209,052
1977 24,229,061 225,285
1978 24,992,689 241,808
1979 25,886,782 258,670
1980 26,711,099 275,913
1981 27,500,515 293,553
1982 28,338,190 311,537
1983 29,250,963 329,709
1984 30,245,081 347,878
1985 31,264,816 365,940
1986 32,265,196 382,422
1987 33,298,904 397,005
1988 34,382,752 411,264
1989 35,486,866 425,646
1990 36,684,063 440,175
1991 37,925,817 454,853
1992 39,228,910 469,657
1993 40,656,336 484,545
1994 42,626,876 499,459
1995 44,433,704 514,325
1996 45,296,124 529,019
1997 46,029,902 550,500
1998 47,297,600 580,540
1999 48,912,971 612,500
2000 50,507,442 644,989
2001 52,132,646 677,925
2002 53,750,524 711,205
2003 55,343,867 744,682
2004 56,997,741 773,332
2005 58,775,724 825,408
2006 60,615,908 972,831
2007 62,477,752 1,208,595
2008 64,390,664 1,426,938
2009 66,412,044 1,608,903
2010 68,563,038 1,616,832
2011 70,849,311 1,624,761
2012 73,254,618 1,722,438
2013 75,789,395 1,916,426
2014 78,403,242 2,151,745
2015 81,035,531 2,344,557
2016 83,956,415 2,477,113
2017 87,083,398 2,545,820
2018 90,047,644 2,580,734
2019 92,947,442 2,638,657
2020 95,989,998 2,794,148
2021 99,148,932 2,504,910
2022 102,396,968 2,657,333
2023 105,789,731 2,656,032
2024 109,276,265 2,857,822

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Qatar

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Qatar
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Qatar
1960 6.11 6.53
1961 6.12 6.53
1962 6.14 6.53
1963 6.16 6.53
1964 6.19 6.53
1965 6.21 6.53
1966 6.24 6.52
1967 6.27 6.46
1968 6.29 6.39
1969 6.3 6.31
1970 6.33 6.23
1971 6.34 6.15
1972 6.37 6.07
1973 6.39 6.01
1974 6.4 5.94
1975 6.42 5.86
1976 6.44 5.78
1977 6.45 5.69
1978 6.46 5.58
1979 6.48 5.46
1980 6.5 5.33
1981 6.52 5.2
1982 6.54 5.04
1983 6.56 4.9
1984 6.59 4.76
1985 6.61 4.64
1986 6.63 4.57
1987 6.65 4.54
1988 6.66 4.51
1989 6.65 4.41
1990 6.65 4.23
1991 6.65 3.99
1992 6.64 3.85
1993 6.64 3.77
1994 6.64 3.67
1995 6.68 3.56
1996 6.67 3.44
1997 6.69 3.33
1998 6.7 3.21
1999 6.69 3.12
2000 6.7 3.07
2001 6.66 3.08
2002 6.61 3.01
2003 6.55 2.93
2004 6.53 2.79
2005 6.53 2.64
2006 6.55 2.51
2007 6.56 2.44
2008 6.58 2.37
2009 6.59 2.25
2010 6.59 2.14
2011 6.58 2.07
2012 6.56 2.04
2013 6.53 2.03
2014 6.48 2.03
2015 6.44 1.98
2016 6.39 1.86
2017 6.35 1.83
2018 6.3 1.76
2019 6.25 1.73
2020 6.21 1.68
2021 6.16 1.61
2022 6.11 1.74
2023 6.05 1.73

DR Congo and Qatar demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Qatar
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Qatar
1960 18.4 18
1961 18.4 19
1962 18.4 20.1
1963 18.5 21.1
1964 18.5 21.8
1965 18.5 22.5
1966 18.5 23
1967 18.5 23.5
1968 18.5 24
1969 18.5 24.4
1970 18.4 23.7
1971 18.3 22.2
1972 18.2 21.3
1973 18.1 20.9
1974 18 20.8
1975 17.9 21
1976 17.8 21.3
1977 17.8 21.8
1978 17.8 22.3
1979 17.9 22.9
1980 17.9 23.5
1981 17.9 24.1
1982 17.8 24.8
1983 17.9 25.6
1984 17.9 26.3
1985 17.9 27
1986 17.9 27.4
1987 17.9 27.5
1988 17.8 27.5
1989 17.8 27.6
1990 17.8 27.7
1991 17.8 27.9
1992 17.8 28.1
1993 17.8 28.4
1994 18 28.7
1995 18.1 29.1
1996 17.7 29.6
1997 17.4 29.9
1998 17.2 29.8
1999 17.2 29.8
2000 17.2 29.9
2001 17.1 30.1
2002 17.1 30.5
2003 17.1 30.9
2004 17 31
2005 17 30.9
2006 17 30.6
2007 17 30.1
2008 16.9 30.1
2009 16.9 30.8
2010 16.9 31.3
2011 16.9 31.2
2012 16.9 31
2013 16.9 30.9
2014 16.9 31.1
2015 16.9 31.2
2016 16.9 31.4
2017 17 31.6
2018 17 31.9
2019 16.9 32.3
2020 16.9 32.6
2021 16.9 32.9
2022 16.9 33.4
2023 16.9 34.1
2024 16.9 34.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Qatar
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$219B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
26.5%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
3.23%
2020
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
6.96%
2022
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
22,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
+0.04%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
0.13%
2022
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
45.9%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
58.5%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
70.2
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
25.8%
2017
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
2.6%
2017
Number of millionaires n/a
26,163
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.13%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
2
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00009%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
52
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$170M
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$54B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$1.44B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
582,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
20.2%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
65.9%
2011

Energy

DR Congo Qatar
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
16,684 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$7.37
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
127.9 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
48.2 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
99.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
0%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
0.12%
2022
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
-396%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
19,381 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
0.28%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
0%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Qatar
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.04%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
+46,105
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
99.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.69 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
77.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
59
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
68
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
0.07
2022
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
7.3
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
119
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
97.8%
2014
English speaking
1%
2025
30%
2025
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
99.7%
2023

Health

DR Congo Qatar
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$1,782
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$137.8
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
2.5
2018
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
4
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
6
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
44%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
24.6%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
15
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
12.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
1.05 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Qatar
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
1,552 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
285.7 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
0 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
4,374 mi
2016

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