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DR Congo vs Romania statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 19.1M in Romania (ranked 67/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 88,834 sq mi for Romania (ranked 11th vs. 80th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Romania ranks 43/197 ($383B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Romania ranks 58/197 ($20,072).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Romania
Population
115740092
18962595
Population rank 15/197 69/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$383B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 43/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$20,072
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 58/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$48,712
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$219B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
61.6%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$11,490
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 49/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$13,200
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
88,834 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
214.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
1.71
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
43.8 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025

DR Congo and Romania: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Romania economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Romania
Year GDP
DR Congo Romania
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 -
1981 $12,537,821,038 -
1982 $13,651,667,371 -
1983 $11,006,712,650 -
1984 $7,857,729,193 -
1985 $7,195,042,616 -
1986 $8,095,367,168 -
1987 $7,661,625,473 $38,067,567,568
1988 $8,861,299,977 $40,424,528,302
1989 $9,021,862,775 $41,450,777,202
1990 $9,349,764,580 $38,247,882,300
1991 $9,625,436,873 $28,850,634,900
1992 $8,227,343,907 $25,121,666,667
1993 $10,706,259,937 $26,361,160,450
1994 $5,820,382,248 $30,072,805,104
1995 $5,643,439,376 $37,430,162,103
1996 $5,771,456,952 $36,937,074,278
1997 $6,090,838,693 $35,575,214,078
1998 $6,217,805,821 $41,696,091,974
1999 $4,711,259,427 $35,953,156,754
2000 $19,088,046,306 $37,253,739,511
2001 $7,438,189,100 $40,395,116,581
2002 $8,728,038,525 $46,065,502,703
2003 $8,937,567,060 $57,806,384,143
2004 $10,297,483,481 $74,973,656,852
2005 $11,964,484,466 $98,454,380,120
2006 $14,451,901,696 $122,023,735,993
2007 $16,737,071,816 $174,588,782,939
2008 $19,788,515,590 $214,315,932,061
2009 $18,648,372,553 $174,110,532,659
2010 $21,565,721,045 $170,064,350,672
2011 $25,839,749,199 $192,623,977,894
2012 $29,306,235,285 $179,117,323,107
2013 $32,679,745,048 $189,798,603,751
2014 $35,909,040,926 $199,722,319,676
2015 $37,917,706,497 $177,885,131,240
2016 $37,134,801,555 $185,290,759,249
2017 $38,019,264,795 $210,147,385,855
2018 $47,568,210,010 $243,468,683,030
2019 $51,775,829,877 $251,677,082,534
2020 $48,716,961,860 $252,033,792,712
2021 $55,328,482,784 $286,578,196,368
2022 $65,801,547,756 $296,354,358,293
2023 $67,006,756,666 $350,775,856,415
2024 $70,749,355,652 $382,767,571,329

DR Congo and Romania economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Romania
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Romania
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 -
1981 $456 -
1982 $482 -
1983 $376 -
1984 $259.8 -
1985 $230.1 -
1986 $250.9 -
1987 $230.1 $1,659
1988 $257.7 $1,753
1989 $254.2 $1,790
1990 $254.9 $1,648
1991 $253.8 $1,254
1992 $209.7 $1,102
1993 $263.3 $1,158
1994 $136.5 $1,323
1995 $127 $1,650
1996 $127.4 $1,633
1997 $132.3 $1,577
1998 $131.5 $1,853
1999 $96.3 $1,600
2000 $378 $1,660
2001 $142.7 $1,825
2002 $162.4 $2,120
2003 $161.5 $2,679
2004 $180.7 $3,495
2005 $203.6 $4,618
2006 $238.4 $5,758
2007 $267.9 $8,360
2008 $307 $10,435
2009 $280.8 $8,548
2010 $315 $8,400
2011 $365 $9,561
2012 $400 $8,930
2013 $431 $9,498
2014 $458 $10,032
2015 $468 $8,977
2016 $442 $9,405
2017 $437 $10,728
2018 $528 $12,502
2019 $557 $12,992
2020 $508 $13,082
2021 $558 $14,987
2022 $643 $15,558
2023 $633 $18,404
2024 $647 $20,072

DR Congo vs. Romania life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Romania
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Romania
1950 38.2 60.5
1951 38.5 61.2
1952 38.9 61.8
1953 39.1 62.5
1954 39.4 63
1955 39.7 63.3
1956 39.9 63.6
1957 40.2 64
1958 40.5 64.4
1959 40.6 64.9
1960 40.8 65.6
1961 40.2 66.4
1962 40.4 67.2
1963 40.6 67.8
1964 40.1 68.4
1965 40.8 68.4
1966 42.2 68.2
1967 42.3 68.1
1968 42.7 67.9
1969 43 67.2
1970 43.3 67.9
1971 43.6 68.4
1972 43.9 69
1973 44.1 68.7
1974 44.3 69.5
1975 44.5 69.6
1976 44.7 69.9
1977 44.9 69.5
1978 44.6 69.8
1979 45.3 69.5
1980 45.5 69.2
1981 45.7 69.5
1982 45.9 69.8
1983 46.2 69.8
1984 46.5 69.9
1985 46.7 69.4
1986 47 69.7
1987 47.4 69.1
1988 47.8 69.4
1989 48.1 69.5
1990 48.5 69.8
1991 48.9 70
1992 49.3 69.5
1993 49.6 69.5
1994 49.9 69.3
1995 50.4 69.3
1996 49.4 68.8
1997 50.5 69.1
1998 49.7 69.9
1999 50.1 70.6
2000 51.9 71.2
2001 52.2 71.1
2002 52.4 70.8
2003 53 70.8
2004 53.5 71.1
2005 54 71.6
2006 54.5 72.2
2007 55 72.8
2008 55.4 73.2
2009 55.8 73.5
2010 56.4 73.6
2011 56.9 74.3
2012 57.4 74.3
2013 57.8 74.9
2014 58.2 74.8
2015 58.7 74.7
2016 59.1 75
2017 59.5 75
2018 59.9 75.1
2019 60.2 75.3
2020 60.4 74
2021 60 72.7
2022 61 75.3
2023 61.9 75.9
2024 62.1 76.1
2025 62.2 76.2

DR Congo and Romania population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Romania
Year Population
DR Congo Romania
1960 15,264,846 18,406,905
1961 15,662,374 18,555,250
1962 16,075,724 18,676,550
1963 16,507,599 18,797,850
1964 16,955,327 18,919,126
1965 17,427,802 19,031,576
1966 17,931,929 19,215,450
1967 18,462,782 19,534,242
1968 19,012,189 19,799,831
1969 19,570,445 20,009,141
1970 20,137,436 20,250,398
1971 20,695,569 20,461,567
1972 21,251,160 20,657,957
1973 21,827,665 20,835,681
1974 22,418,878 21,029,429
1975 23,021,101 21,293,583
1976 23,624,031 21,551,634
1977 24,229,061 21,756,096
1978 24,992,689 21,951,464
1979 25,886,782 22,090,488
1980 26,711,099 22,207,282
1981 27,500,515 22,353,070
1982 28,338,190 22,475,741
1983 29,250,963 22,560,478
1984 30,245,081 22,640,547
1985 31,264,816 22,732,999
1986 32,265,196 22,836,841
1987 33,298,904 22,949,430
1988 34,382,752 23,057,662
1989 35,486,866 23,161,458
1990 36,684,063 23,201,835
1991 37,925,817 23,001,155
1992 39,228,910 22,794,284
1993 40,656,336 22,763,280
1994 42,626,876 22,730,211
1995 44,433,704 22,684,270
1996 45,296,124 22,619,004
1997 46,029,902 22,553,978
1998 47,297,600 22,507,344
1999 48,912,971 22,472,040
2000 50,507,442 22,442,971
2001 52,132,646 22,131,970
2002 53,750,524 21,730,496
2003 55,343,867 21,574,326
2004 56,997,741 21,451,748
2005 58,775,724 21,319,685
2006 60,615,908 21,193,760
2007 62,477,752 20,882,982
2008 64,390,664 20,537,875
2009 66,412,044 20,367,487
2010 68,563,038 20,246,871
2011 70,849,311 20,147,528
2012 73,254,618 20,058,035
2013 75,789,395 19,983,693
2014 78,403,242 19,908,979
2015 81,035,531 19,815,616
2016 83,956,415 19,702,267
2017 87,083,398 19,588,715
2018 90,047,644 19,473,970
2019 92,947,442 19,371,648
2020 95,989,998 19,265,250
2021 99,148,932 19,122,059
2022 102,396,968 19,048,502
2023 105,789,731 19,059,479
2024 109,276,265 19,069,340

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Romania

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Romania
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Romania
1960 6.11 2.34
1961 6.12 2.17
1962 6.14 2.04
1963 6.16 2.01
1964 6.19 1.96
1965 6.21 1.91
1966 6.24 1.9
1967 6.27 3.66
1968 6.29 3.63
1969 6.3 3.19
1970 6.33 2.89
1971 6.34 2.67
1972 6.37 2.55
1973 6.39 2.44
1974 6.4 2.71
1975 6.42 2.59
1976 6.44 2.54
1977 6.45 2.57
1978 6.46 2.52
1979 6.48 2.49
1980 6.5 2.43
1981 6.52 2.36
1982 6.54 2.17
1983 6.56 2.06
1984 6.59 2.26
1985 6.61 2.31
1986 6.63 2.39
1987 6.65 2.38
1988 6.66 2.3
1989 6.65 2.22
1990 6.65 1.83
1991 6.65 1.59
1992 6.64 1.51
1993 6.64 1.43
1994 6.64 1.4
1995 6.68 1.33
1996 6.67 1.3
1997 6.69 1.32
1998 6.7 1.32
1999 6.69 1.3
2000 6.7 1.31
2001 6.66 1.27
2002 6.61 1.27
2003 6.55 1.3
2004 6.53 1.33
2005 6.53 1.4
2006 6.55 1.42
2007 6.56 1.45
2008 6.58 1.6
2009 6.59 1.66
2010 6.59 1.59
2011 6.58 1.47
2012 6.56 1.52
2013 6.53 1.46
2014 6.48 1.56
2015 6.44 1.62
2016 6.39 1.69
2017 6.35 1.78
2018 6.3 1.76
2019 6.25 1.77
2020 6.21 1.8
2021 6.16 1.81
2022 6.11 1.71
2023 6.05 1.71

DR Congo and Romania demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Romania
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Romania
1960 18.4 28.5
1961 18.4 28.9
1962 18.4 29.3
1963 18.5 29.7
1964 18.5 30.2
1965 18.5 30.6
1966 18.5 31
1967 18.5 31.3
1968 18.5 31.3
1969 18.5 31.3
1970 18.4 31.4
1971 18.3 31.4
1972 18.2 31.5
1973 18.1 31.5
1974 18 31.6
1975 17.9 31.7
1976 17.8 31.8
1977 17.8 31.8
1978 17.8 31.7
1979 17.9 31.7
1980 17.9 31.8
1981 17.9 31.9
1982 17.8 32
1983 17.9 32.1
1984 17.9 32.3
1985 17.9 32.5
1986 17.9 32.7
1987 17.9 32.8
1988 17.8 32.8
1989 17.8 32.9
1990 17.8 33
1991 17.8 33.1
1992 17.8 33.3
1993 17.8 33.6
1994 18 33.8
1995 18.1 34
1996 17.7 34.2
1997 17.4 34.4
1998 17.2 34.6
1999 17.2 34.7
2000 17.2 34.8
2001 17.1 34.8
2002 17.1 35.3
2003 17.1 36
2004 17 36.6
2005 17 37
2006 17 37.3
2007 17 37.7
2008 16.9 38.2
2009 16.9 38.8
2010 16.9 39.3
2011 16.9 39.8
2012 16.9 40.2
2013 16.9 40.5
2014 16.9 40.9
2015 16.9 41.3
2016 16.9 41.7
2017 17 42
2018 17 42.3
2019 16.9 42.6
2020 16.9 42.9
2021 16.9 43.2
2022 16.9 43.3
2023 16.9 43.5
2024 16.9 43.8

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Romania
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$336B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
39.2%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
3.28%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
1.61%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
128,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-7.83%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
5.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
62.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
25%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
66.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
21.8%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
2.4%
2023
Number of billionaires n/a
6
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.00004%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
83
2024
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$47.4B
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$73.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$9.52B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
5,023,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
1.73%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
71.3%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Romania
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
1,601 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$28.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
70.8 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
3.71 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
70.4%
2022
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
23.6%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
17.5%
2023
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
28.1%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
2,585 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
44.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
32.2%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.3%
2023
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Romania
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.23%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-28,466
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
54.9%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.83 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
67.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
46
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
69
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
1.11
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
10.3
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
171
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
99.2%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
31%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
91.3%
2024

Health

DR Congo Romania
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$902
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$193.3
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
76.2 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
0%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
3.47
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
27.1 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
12
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
6.6
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
35%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
7.5%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
50
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
30%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
16.8 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Romania
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.15%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
4,658 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
49,093 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
26,753 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
53,679 mi
2023

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