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DR Congo vs Samoa statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 218K in Samoa (ranked 177/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 1,073 sq mi for Samoa (ranked 11th vs. 168th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Samoa ranks 187/197 ($1.07B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Samoa ranks 120/197 ($4,899).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Samoa
Population
115740092
220288
Population rank 15/197 177/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$1.07B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 187/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$4,899
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 120/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$7,837
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$296M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
22.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$1,357
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 134/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$3,507
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
1,073 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
203.1 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
3.83
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
20.9 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025

DR Congo and Samoa: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Samoa economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Samoa
Year GDP
DR Congo Samoa
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 $45,208,338
1971 $5,594,770,359 $53,719,569
1972 $6,173,712,814 $62,566,116
1973 $7,870,239,461 $82,452,985
1974 $9,596,960,180 $93,549,611
1975 $10,237,343,174 $93,489,283
1976 $9,648,583,225 $85,003,078
1977 $12,344,424,764 $98,295,671
1978 $15,372,608,002 $108,223,444
1979 $15,068,422,236 $122,257,393
1980 $14,394,927,495 $125,747,038
1981 $12,537,821,038 $118,190,655
1982 $13,651,667,371 $121,221,652
1983 $11,006,712,650 $111,862,824
1984 $7,857,729,193 $109,200,934
1985 $7,195,042,616 $95,572,173
1986 $8,095,367,168 $100,947,849
1987 $7,661,625,473 $111,713,922
1988 $8,861,299,977 $133,016,065
1989 $9,021,862,775 $122,888,610
1990 $9,349,764,580 $125,766,270
1991 $9,625,436,873 $125,597,205
1992 $8,227,343,907 $132,303,041
1993 $10,706,259,937 $133,122,897
1994 $5,820,382,248 $221,098,107
1995 $5,643,439,376 $224,865,731
1996 $5,771,456,952 $249,907,869
1997 $6,090,838,693 $285,475,592
1998 $6,217,805,821 $269,485,244
1999 $4,711,259,427 $255,408,060
2000 $19,088,046,306 $258,856,140
2001 $7,438,189,100 $266,299,591
2002 $8,728,038,525 $281,790,134
2003 $8,937,567,060 $333,426,188
2004 $10,297,483,481 $407,747,565
2005 $11,964,484,466 $476,801,793
2006 $14,451,901,696 $499,923,758
2007 $16,737,071,816 $573,548,460
2008 $19,788,515,590 $641,346,192
2009 $18,648,372,553 $628,006,115
2010 $21,565,721,045 $680,260,907
2011 $25,839,749,199 $744,097,050
2012 $29,306,235,285 $773,141,661
2013 $32,679,745,048 $797,736,334
2014 $35,909,040,926 $796,683,520
2015 $37,917,706,497 $824,150,499
2016 $37,134,801,555 $843,924,797
2017 $38,019,264,795 $884,844,384
2018 $47,568,210,010 $878,448,433
2019 $51,775,829,877 $912,950,466
2020 $48,716,961,860 $868,898,358
2021 $55,328,482,784 $843,923,639
2022 $65,801,547,756 $832,945,206
2023 $67,006,756,666 $938,189,444
2024 $70,749,355,652 $1,068,025,244

DR Congo and Samoa economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Samoa
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Samoa
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 $322
1971 $270.3 $377
1972 $290.5 $433
1973 $361 $563
1974 $428 $626
1975 $445 $610
1976 $408 $541
1977 $509 $615
1978 $615 $671
1979 $582 $751
1980 $539 $765
1981 $456 $713
1982 $482 $728
1983 $376 $671
1984 $259.8 $655
1985 $230.1 $573
1986 $250.9 $604
1987 $230.1 $666
1988 $257.7 $790
1989 $254.2 $728
1990 $254.9 $744
1991 $253.8 $742
1992 $209.7 $777
1993 $263.3 $775
1994 $136.5 $1,277
1995 $127 $1,288
1996 $127.4 $1,419
1997 $132.3 $1,608
1998 $131.5 $1,506
1999 $96.3 $1,417
2000 $378 $1,425
2001 $142.7 $1,454
2002 $162.4 $1,528
2003 $161.5 $1,798
2004 $180.7 $2,189
2005 $203.6 $2,550
2006 $238.4 $2,663
2007 $267.9 $3,039
2008 $307 $3,374
2009 $280.8 $3,279
2010 $315 $3,524
2011 $365 $3,822
2012 $400 $3,935
2013 $431 $4,024
2014 $458 $3,983
2015 $468 $4,084
2016 $442 $4,147
2017 $437 $4,308
2018 $528 $4,232
2019 $557 $4,352
2020 $508 $4,100
2021 $558 $3,948
2022 $643 $3,869
2023 $633 $4,330
2024 $647 $4,899

DR Congo vs. Samoa life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Samoa
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Samoa
1950 38.2 49.2
1951 38.5 49.8
1952 38.9 50.4
1953 39.1 51
1954 39.4 51.6
1955 39.7 52.2
1956 39.9 52.8
1957 40.2 53.4
1958 40.5 54
1959 40.6 54.6
1960 40.8 55.2
1961 40.2 55.7
1962 40.4 56.3
1963 40.6 56.9
1964 40.1 54
1965 40.8 57.9
1966 42.2 58.2
1967 42.3 58.9
1968 42.7 59.4
1969 43 59.9
1970 43.3 60.4
1971 43.6 60.9
1972 43.9 61.4
1973 44.1 61.9
1974 44.3 62.3
1975 44.5 62.8
1976 44.7 63.3
1977 44.9 63.7
1978 44.6 64.1
1979 45.3 64.5
1980 45.5 65
1981 45.7 65.3
1982 45.9 65.6
1983 46.2 66
1984 46.5 66.3
1985 46.7 66.6
1986 47 66.8
1987 47.4 67
1988 47.8 67.3
1989 48.1 67.6
1990 48.5 67.8
1991 48.9 68
1992 49.3 68.5
1993 49.6 68.8
1994 49.9 69.2
1995 50.4 69.5
1996 49.4 69.8
1997 50.5 70
1998 49.7 70.3
1999 50.1 70.6
2000 51.9 70.8
2001 52.2 71
2002 52.4 71.2
2003 53 71.4
2004 53.5 71.5
2005 54 71.5
2006 54.5 71.6
2007 55 71.6
2008 55.4 71.5
2009 55.8 69.5
2010 56.4 71.5
2011 56.9 71.4
2012 57.4 71.2
2013 57.8 71.2
2014 58.2 71.1
2015 58.7 71.1
2016 59.1 71
2017 59.5 71
2018 59.9 71.1
2019 60.2 70.3
2020 60.4 70.7
2021 60 71.1
2022 61 71.6
2023 61.9 71.7
2024 62.1 71.8
2025 62.2 71.9

DR Congo and Samoa population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Samoa
Year Population
DR Congo Samoa
1960 15,264,846 112,490
1961 15,662,374 115,496
1962 16,075,724 118,597
1963 16,507,599 121,764
1964 16,955,327 124,894
1965 17,427,802 127,978
1966 17,931,929 131,073
1967 18,462,782 133,764
1968 19,012,189 136,020
1969 19,570,445 138,233
1970 20,137,436 140,400
1971 20,695,569 142,503
1972 21,251,160 144,538
1973 21,827,665 146,516
1974 22,418,878 149,431
1975 23,021,101 153,344
1976 23,624,031 157,113
1977 24,229,061 159,753
1978 24,992,689 161,375
1979 25,886,782 162,882
1980 26,711,099 164,322
1981 27,500,515 165,678
1982 28,338,190 166,484
1983 29,250,963 166,714
1984 30,245,081 166,796
1985 31,264,816 166,849
1986 32,265,196 167,061
1987 33,298,904 167,661
1988 34,382,752 168,346
1989 35,486,866 168,768
1990 36,684,063 169,042
1991 37,925,817 169,368
1992 39,228,910 170,331
1993 40,656,336 171,774
1994 42,626,876 173,159
1995 44,433,704 174,571
1996 45,296,124 176,071
1997 46,029,902 177,547
1998 47,297,600 178,905
1999 48,912,971 180,275
2000 50,507,442 181,685
2001 52,132,646 183,166
2002 53,750,524 184,471
2003 55,343,867 185,430
2004 56,997,741 186,249
2005 58,775,724 186,978
2006 60,615,908 187,709
2007 62,477,752 188,753
2008 64,390,664 190,107
2009 66,412,044 191,513
2010 68,563,038 193,023
2011 70,849,311 194,713
2012 73,254,618 196,498
2013 75,789,395 198,268
2014 78,403,242 200,037
2015 81,035,531 201,782
2016 83,956,415 203,499
2017 87,083,398 205,415
2018 90,047,644 207,582
2019 92,947,442 209,780
2020 95,989,998 211,944
2021 99,148,932 213,779
2022 102,396,968 215,261
2023 105,789,731 216,663
2024 109,276,265 218,019

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Samoa

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Samoa
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Samoa
1960 6.11 7.78
1961 6.12 7.77
1962 6.14 7.76
1963 6.16 7.73
1964 6.19 7.7
1965 6.21 7.65
1966 6.24 7.6
1967 6.27 7.55
1968 6.29 7.5
1969 6.3 7.43
1970 6.33 7.34
1971 6.34 7.22
1972 6.37 7.07
1973 6.39 6.91
1974 6.4 6.75
1975 6.42 6.61
1976 6.44 6.47
1977 6.45 6.31
1978 6.46 6.15
1979 6.48 5.99
1980 6.5 5.86
1981 6.52 5.75
1982 6.54 5.68
1983 6.56 5.62
1984 6.59 5.55
1985 6.61 5.49
1986 6.63 5.42
1987 6.65 5.32
1988 6.66 5.21
1989 6.65 5.11
1990 6.65 5.01
1991 6.65 4.91
1992 6.64 4.87
1993 6.64 4.83
1994 6.64 4.79
1995 6.68 4.77
1996 6.67 4.74
1997 6.69 4.7
1998 6.7 4.64
1999 6.69 4.57
2000 6.7 4.52
2001 6.66 4.48
2002 6.61 4.44
2003 6.55 4.39
2004 6.53 4.34
2005 6.53 4.32
2006 6.55 4.32
2007 6.56 4.36
2008 6.58 4.42
2009 6.59 4.47
2010 6.59 4.52
2011 6.58 4.56
2012 6.56 4.55
2013 6.53 4.49
2014 6.48 4.42
2015 6.44 4.34
2016 6.39 4.26
2017 6.35 4.2
2018 6.3 4.14
2019 6.25 4.06
2020 6.21 4
2021 6.16 3.94
2022 6.11 3.88
2023 6.05 3.83

DR Congo and Samoa demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Samoa
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Samoa
1960 18.4 15
1961 18.4 14.9
1962 18.4 14.8
1963 18.5 14.6
1964 18.5 14.6
1965 18.5 14.5
1966 18.5 14.5
1967 18.5 14.5
1968 18.5 14.5
1969 18.5 14.5
1970 18.4 14.6
1971 18.3 14.7
1972 18.2 14.8
1973 18.1 14.9
1974 18 15
1975 17.9 15.3
1976 17.8 15.5
1977 17.8 15.8
1978 17.8 16
1979 17.9 16.2
1980 17.9 16.4
1981 17.9 16.6
1982 17.8 16.8
1983 17.9 17.1
1984 17.9 17.4
1985 17.9 17.6
1986 17.9 17.8
1987 17.9 18
1988 17.8 18.2
1989 17.8 18.3
1990 17.8 18.4
1991 17.8 18.5
1992 17.8 18.7
1993 17.8 19
1994 18 19.3
1995 18.1 19.6
1996 17.7 19.7
1997 17.4 19.8
1998 17.2 19.9
1999 17.2 19.9
2000 17.2 19.8
2001 17.1 19.7
2002 17.1 19.7
2003 17.1 19.9
2004 17 20.1
2005 17 20.3
2006 17 20.4
2007 17 20.6
2008 16.9 20.7
2009 16.9 20.8
2010 16.9 20.8
2011 16.9 20.8
2012 16.9 20.8
2013 16.9 21
2014 16.9 21.1
2015 16.9 21.2
2016 16.9 21.3
2017 17 21.4
2018 17 21.4
2019 16.9 21.5
2020 16.9 21.4
2021 16.9 21.4
2022 16.9 21.1
2023 16.9 21
2024 16.9 20.9

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Samoa
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$1.01B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
33.1%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
5.46%
2024
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-0.11%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
5.05%
2022
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
72.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
10.9%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
66.6
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
31.3%
2013
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
2.7%
2013
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$508M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$282M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
23,899
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
19.8%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

DR Congo Samoa
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
307 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$15.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
0.47 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
2.16 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
35.9%
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
49.1%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
28.8%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Samoa
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.003%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-2,754
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
17.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.37 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
44.2
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
48
2025
Higher education index
39
2025
15
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
6.2
2018
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
13
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
131
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
99.1%
2021
English speaking
1%
2025
49.9%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
58.1%
2023

Health

DR Congo Samoa
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$236.2
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$29.5
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
71.9 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
7.14%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
0.55
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
23.6 years
2021
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
101
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
15.7
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
63.7%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
25.4%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
92
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
22.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
2.35 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Samoa
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.002%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
4,923 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
188.5 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
619 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
715 mi
2018

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