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DR Congo vs Russia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 144M in Russia (ranked 9/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 6,323,145 sq mi for Russia (ranked 11th vs. 1st).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Russia ranks 11/197 ($2.17T). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Russia ranks 69/197 ($15,145).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Russia
Population
115740092
142718132
Population rank 15/197 9/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$2.17T
2024
GDP rank 87/197 11/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$15,145
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 69/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$47,405
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$441B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
21.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$3,075
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 98/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$9,262
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
6,323,145 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
22.7 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
1.41
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
40.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
73.5 years
2025

DR Congo and Russia: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Russia economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Russia
Year GDP
DR Congo Russia
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 -
1988 $8,861,299,977 $554,828,660,436
1989 $9,021,862,775 $506,631,299,735
1990 $9,349,764,580 $517,014,446,228
1991 $9,625,436,873 $517,962,962,963
1992 $8,227,343,907 $460,290,556,901
1993 $10,706,259,937 $435,083,713,851
1994 $5,820,382,248 $395,077,301,248
1995 $5,643,439,376 $395,537,185,735
1996 $5,771,456,952 $391,724,890,744
1997 $6,090,838,693 $404,928,954,192
1998 $6,217,805,821 $270,955,486,862
1999 $4,711,259,427 $195,907,128,351
2000 $19,088,046,306 $259,710,142,197
2001 $7,438,189,100 $306,602,070,621
2002 $8,728,038,525 $345,470,494,418
2003 $8,937,567,060 $430,347,420,185
2004 $10,297,483,481 $591,016,690,732
2005 $11,964,484,466 $764,015,973,481
2006 $14,451,901,696 $989,932,071,353
2007 $16,737,071,816 $1,299,703,478,482
2008 $19,788,515,590 $1,660,848,058,303
2009 $18,648,372,553 $1,222,645,900,056
2010 $21,565,721,045 $1,524,916,715,224
2011 $25,839,749,199 $2,045,922,753,398
2012 $29,306,235,285 $2,208,293,553,878
2013 $32,679,745,048 $2,292,470,078,346
2014 $35,909,040,926 $2,059,241,589,895
2015 $37,917,706,497 $1,363,482,182,198
2016 $37,134,801,555 $1,276,786,350,881
2017 $38,019,264,795 $1,574,199,360,089
2018 $47,568,210,010 $1,657,328,773,461
2019 $51,775,829,877 $1,693,115,002,708
2020 $48,716,961,860 $1,493,075,894,362
2021 $55,328,482,784 $1,829,186,719,575
2022 $65,801,547,756 $2,291,612,121,335
2023 $67,006,756,666 $2,071,505,725,031
2024 $70,749,355,652 $2,173,835,806,672

DR Congo and Russia economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Russia
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Russia
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 -
1988 $257.7 $3,778
1989 $254.2 $3,430
1990 $254.9 $3,494
1991 $253.8 $3,490
1992 $209.7 $3,099
1993 $263.3 $2,931
1994 $136.5 $2,662
1995 $127 $2,666
1996 $127.4 $2,644
1997 $132.3 $2,738
1998 $131.5 $1,835
1999 $96.3 $1,331
2000 $378 $1,772
2001 $142.7 $2,100
2002 $162.4 $2,378
2003 $161.5 $2,975
2004 $180.7 $4,102
2005 $203.6 $5,323
2006 $238.4 $6,920
2007 $267.9 $9,101
2008 $307 $11,635
2009 $280.8 $8,563
2010 $315 $10,675
2011 $365 $14,305
2012 $400 $15,402
2013 $431 $15,941
2014 $458 $14,277
2015 $468 $9,427
2016 $442 $8,804
2017 $437 $10,835
2018 $528 $11,399
2019 $557 $11,640
2020 $508 $10,280
2021 $558 $12,637
2022 $643 $15,888
2023 $633 $14,403
2024 $647 $15,145

DR Congo vs. Russia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Russia
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Russia
1950 38.2 55.5
1951 38.5 55.3
1952 38.9 57.6
1953 39.1 58.8
1954 39.4 59.9
1955 39.7 62.1
1956 39.9 66.5
1957 40.2 66
1958 40.5 67.7
1959 40.6 67.4
1960 40.8 68.3
1961 40.2 68.6
1962 40.4 68.5
1963 40.6 69.1
1964 40.1 69.5
1965 40.8 69.3
1966 42.2 69.4
1967 42.3 69.2
1968 42.7 69.1
1969 43 68.6
1970 43.3 68.7
1971 43.6 68.9
1972 43.9 68.8
1973 44.1 68.9
1974 44.3 68.7
1975 44.5 68.3
1976 44.7 68.1
1977 44.9 67.9
1978 44.6 67.8
1979 45.3 67.6
1980 45.5 67.5
1981 45.7 67.6
1982 45.9 68.1
1983 46.2 68
1984 46.5 67.6
1985 46.7 68.3
1986 47 70
1987 47.4 70.1
1988 47.8 69.9
1989 48.1 69.7
1990 48.5 69.3
1991 48.9 69
1992 49.3 67.8
1993 49.6 65
1994 49.9 63.8
1995 50.4 64
1996 49.4 65.4
1997 50.5 66.6
1998 49.7 66.9
1999 50.1 65.6
2000 51.9 65
2001 52.2 65
2002 52.4 64.7
2003 53 64.7
2004 53.5 65.1
2005 54 65.2
2006 54.5 66.5
2007 55 67.5
2008 55.4 67.9
2009 55.8 68.7
2010 56.4 68.2
2011 56.9 69.7
2012 57.4 70.1
2013 57.8 70.6
2014 58.2 70.8
2015 58.7 71.3
2016 59.1 71.9
2017 59.5 72.8
2018 59.9 72.9
2019 60.2 73.1
2020 60.4 71.2
2021 60 69.8
2022 61 72.5
2023 61.9 73.2
2024 62.1 73.3
2025 62.2 73.5

DR Congo and Russia population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Russia
Year Population
DR Congo Russia
1960 15,264,846 119,897,000
1961 15,662,374 121,236,000
1962 16,075,724 122,591,000
1963 16,507,599 123,960,000
1964 16,955,327 125,345,000
1965 17,427,802 126,745,000
1966 17,931,929 127,468,000
1967 18,462,782 128,196,000
1968 19,012,189 128,928,000
1969 19,570,445 129,664,000
1970 20,137,436 130,404,000
1971 20,695,569 131,155,000
1972 21,251,160 131,909,000
1973 21,827,665 132,669,000
1974 22,418,878 133,432,000
1975 23,021,101 134,200,000
1976 23,624,031 135,147,000
1977 24,229,061 136,100,000
1978 24,992,689 137,060,000
1979 25,886,782 138,027,000
1980 26,711,099 139,010,000
1981 27,500,515 139,941,000
1982 28,338,190 140,823,000
1983 29,250,963 141,668,000
1984 30,245,081 142,745,000
1985 31,264,816 143,858,000
1986 32,265,196 144,894,000
1987 33,298,904 145,908,000
1988 34,382,752 146,857,000
1989 35,486,866 147,721,000
1990 36,684,063 147,969,406
1991 37,925,817 148,394,216
1992 39,228,910 148,538,197
1993 40,656,336 148,458,777
1994 42,626,876 148,407,912
1995 44,433,704 148,375,787
1996 45,296,124 148,160,129
1997 46,029,902 147,915,361
1998 47,297,600 147,670,784
1999 48,912,971 147,214,776
2000 50,507,442 146,596,869
2001 52,132,646 145,976,482
2002 53,750,524 145,306,497
2003 55,343,867 144,648,618
2004 56,997,741 144,067,316
2005 58,775,724 143,518,814
2006 60,615,908 143,049,637
2007 62,477,752 142,805,114
2008 64,390,664 142,742,366
2009 66,412,044 142,785,348
2010 68,563,038 142,849,468
2011 70,849,311 143,018,195
2012 73,254,618 143,378,447
2013 75,789,395 143,805,638
2014 78,403,242 144,237,223
2015 81,035,531 144,640,716
2016 83,956,415 145,015,460
2017 87,083,398 145,293,260
2018 90,047,644 145,398,106
2019 92,947,442 145,453,291
2020 95,989,998 145,245,148
2021 99,148,932 144,746,762
2022 102,396,968 144,236,933
2023 105,789,731 143,826,130
2024 109,276,265 143,533,851

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Russia

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Russia
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Russia
1960 6.11 2.52
1961 6.12 2.45
1962 6.14 2.36
1963 6.16 2.27
1964 6.19 2.18
1965 6.21 2.13
1966 6.24 2.1
1967 6.27 2.04
1968 6.29 1.99
1969 6.3 1.97
1970 6.33 1.99
1971 6.34 2.03
1972 6.37 2.04
1973 6.39 2.01
1974 6.4 2
1975 6.42 1.98
1976 6.44 1.97
1977 6.45 1.95
1978 6.46 1.92
1979 6.48 1.9
1980 6.5 1.89
1981 6.52 1.91
1982 6.54 2.04
1983 6.56 2.11
1984 6.59 2.06
1985 6.61 2.05
1986 6.63 2.15
1987 6.65 2.22
1988 6.66 2.12
1989 6.65 2.01
1990 6.65 1.89
1991 6.65 1.73
1992 6.64 1.55
1993 6.64 1.39
1994 6.64 1.4
1995 6.68 1.34
1996 6.67 1.27
1997 6.69 1.22
1998 6.7 1.23
1999 6.69 1.16
2000 6.7 1.2
2001 6.66 1.22
2002 6.61 1.29
2003 6.55 1.32
2004 6.53 1.34
2005 6.53 1.29
2006 6.55 1.31
2007 6.56 1.42
2008 6.58 1.5
2009 6.59 1.54
2010 6.59 1.57
2011 6.58 1.58
2012 6.56 1.69
2013 6.53 1.71
2014 6.48 1.75
2015 6.44 1.78
2016 6.39 1.76
2017 6.35 1.62
2018 6.3 1.58
2019 6.25 1.5
2020 6.21 1.51
2021 6.16 1.51
2022 6.11 1.42
2023 6.05 1.41

DR Congo and Russia demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Russia
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Russia
1960 18.4 27.1
1961 18.4 27.4
1962 18.4 27.7
1963 18.5 28.1
1964 18.5 28.3
1965 18.5 28.6
1966 18.5 28.9
1967 18.5 29.2
1968 18.5 29.8
1969 18.5 30.3
1970 18.4 30.7
1971 18.3 31
1972 18.2 31.1
1973 18.1 31.1
1974 18 30.9
1975 17.9 30.7
1976 17.8 30.6
1977 17.8 30.9
1978 17.8 31
1979 17.9 31.1
1980 17.9 31.3
1981 17.9 31.4
1982 17.8 31.6
1983 17.9 31.7
1984 17.9 31.8
1985 17.9 32
1986 17.9 32.2
1987 17.9 32.4
1988 17.8 32.6
1989 17.8 32.9
1990 17.8 33.2
1991 17.8 33.6
1992 17.8 33.9
1993 17.8 34.4
1994 18 34.7
1995 18.1 35
1996 17.7 35.3
1997 17.4 35.7
1998 17.2 36
1999 17.2 36.3
2000 17.2 36.6
2001 17.1 36.8
2002 17.1 36.9
2003 17.1 37
2004 17 37.2
2005 17 37.4
2006 17 37.6
2007 17 37.7
2008 16.9 37.8
2009 16.9 37.9
2010 16.9 38
2011 16.9 38.1
2012 16.9 38.3
2013 16.9 38.4
2014 16.9 38.6
2015 16.9 38.7
2016 16.9 38.8
2017 17 39
2018 17 39.2
2019 16.9 39.4
2020 16.9 39.7
2021 16.9 39.9
2022 16.9 40.1
2023 16.9 40.5
2024 16.9 40.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Russia
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$2.24T
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
37.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
4.16%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
5.86%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
1,454,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-1.01%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
2.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
57.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
30.7%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
51.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
25.1%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3.1%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
381,726
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
0.34%
2024
Number of billionaires n/a
140
2025
Percentage of billionaires n/a
0.0001%
2025
Listed domestic companies n/a
194
2023
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$650B
2023
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$597B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$1.91B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
6,359,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
1.3%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
79.3%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Russia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
5,601 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$7.43
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
2,070 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
14.4 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
89.5%
2022
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
3.5%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
9.45%
2022
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
-75.1%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
7,184 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
19.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
17.3%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
19.4%
2022
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Russia
% of world population
1.34%
2024
1.76%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-178,042
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
75.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.79 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.4 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
48.5
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
22
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
84
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
6.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
12
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
125
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
99.9%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
4.84%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
94.4%
2024

Health

DR Congo Russia
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$1,078
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$298.7
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
73.5 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
0.05%
2008
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
3.83
2020
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
25.2 years
2013
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
9
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
4.5
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
24.8%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
5.9%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
69
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
29.2%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
10.5 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Russia
% of world land
1.52%
2025
11%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
44,053 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
832,826 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
3,147,937 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
981,326 mi
2023

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