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DR Congo vs Serbia statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 6.59M in Serbia (ranked 109/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 32,467 sq mi for Serbia (ranked 11th vs. 111th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Serbia ranks 75/197 ($89.1B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Serbia ranks 74/197 ($13,524).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Serbia
Population
115740092
6541064
Population rank 15/197 110/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$89.1B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 75/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$13,524
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 74/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$31,867
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$39.6B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
44.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$6,015
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 74/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$11,469
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
32,467 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
202.9 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
1.61
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
45.1 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
77.1 years
2025

DR Congo and Serbia: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Serbia economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Serbia
Year GDP
DR Congo Serbia
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 -
1989 $9,021,862,775 -
1990 $9,349,764,580 -
1991 $9,625,436,873 -
1992 $8,227,343,907 -
1993 $10,706,259,937 -
1994 $5,820,382,248 -
1995 $5,643,439,376 $17,921,892,655
1996 $5,771,456,952 $23,277,430,168
1997 $6,090,838,693 $27,153,408,995
1998 $6,217,805,821 $21,004,077,441
1999 $4,711,259,427 $20,878,694,851
2000 $19,088,046,306 $7,326,373,882
2001 $7,438,189,100 $13,599,378,662
2002 $8,728,038,525 $17,930,583,571
2003 $8,937,567,060 $23,593,044,418
2004 $10,297,483,481 $26,845,632,342
2005 $11,964,484,466 $28,334,256,181
2006 $14,451,901,696 $33,298,057,362
2007 $16,737,071,816 $44,888,028,946
2008 $19,788,515,590 $54,220,641,202
2009 $18,648,372,553 $46,955,984,410
2010 $21,565,721,045 $43,536,629,233
2011 $25,839,749,199 $51,251,098,408
2012 $29,306,235,285 $45,103,269,969
2013 $32,679,745,048 $50,455,529,604
2014 $35,909,040,926 $49,114,321,280
2015 $37,917,706,497 $41,297,410,635
2016 $37,134,801,555 $42,225,495,910
2017 $38,019,264,795 $45,972,834,714
2018 $47,568,210,010 $52,787,520,249
2019 $51,775,829,877 $53,864,693,665
2020 $48,716,961,860 $55,874,017,669
2021 $55,328,482,784 $66,159,884,073
2022 $65,801,547,756 $66,797,564,758
2023 $67,006,756,666 $81,342,660,752
2024 $70,749,355,652 $89,083,506,277

DR Congo and Serbia economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Serbia
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Serbia
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 -
1989 $254.2 -
1990 $254.9 -
1991 $253.8 -
1992 $209.7 -
1993 $263.3 -
1994 $136.5 -
1995 $127 $2,349
1996 $127.4 $3,054
1997 $132.3 $3,574
1998 $131.5 $2,775
1999 $96.3 $2,769
2000 $378 $975
2001 $142.7 $1,812
2002 $162.4 $2,391
2003 $161.5 $3,154
2004 $180.7 $3,597
2005 $203.6 $3,808
2006 $238.4 $4,493
2007 $267.9 $6,081
2008 $307 $7,377
2009 $280.8 $6,414
2010 $315 $5,971
2011 $365 $7,082
2012 $400 $6,263
2013 $431 $7,040
2014 $458 $6,887
2015 $468 $5,820
2016 $442 $5,982
2017 $437 $6,548
2018 $528 $7,560
2019 $557 $7,756
2020 $508 $8,099
2021 $558 $9,681
2022 $643 $10,023
2023 $633 $12,282
2024 $647 $13,524

DR Congo vs. Serbia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Serbia
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Serbia
1950 38.2 55.1
1951 38.5 55.6
1952 38.9 57.4
1953 39.1 59.8
1954 39.4 60.7
1955 39.7 61.3
1956 39.9 61.9
1957 40.2 63.2
1958 40.5 64.3
1959 40.6 65.2
1960 40.8 65.7
1961 40.2 66.3
1962 40.4 67
1963 40.6 67.4
1964 40.1 68
1965 40.8 68.7
1966 42.2 69.4
1967 42.3 70.1
1968 42.7 70.1
1969 43 70
1970 43.3 69.7
1971 43.6 69.7
1972 43.9 70
1973 44.1 70.5
1974 44.3 71.1
1975 44.5 71.6
1976 44.7 71.9
1977 44.9 71.8
1978 44.6 71.4
1979 45.3 71.2
1980 45.5 71.1
1981 45.7 71.1
1982 45.9 71
1983 46.2 71.1
1984 46.5 71.2
1985 46.7 71.4
1986 47 71.6
1987 47.4 71.9
1988 47.8 72
1989 48.1 72.3
1990 48.5 72.2
1991 48.9 71.9
1992 49.3 71.6
1993 49.6 71.9
1994 49.9 72.3
1995 50.4 72.7
1996 49.4 72.9
1997 50.5 72.9
1998 49.7 72.3
1999 50.1 70
2000 51.9 72.3
2001 52.2 72.3
2002 52.4 72.6
2003 53 72.7
2004 53.5 72.9
2005 54 73.1
2006 54.5 73.4
2007 55 73.7
2008 55.4 73.9
2009 55.8 74.1
2010 56.4 74.4
2011 56.9 74.7
2012 57.4 75.1
2013 57.8 75.3
2014 58.2 75.5
2015 58.7 75.7
2016 59.1 75.7
2017 59.5 75.8
2018 59.9 76
2019 60.2 76.1
2020 60.4 74.5
2021 60 72.9
2022 61 75.5
2023 61.9 76.8
2024 62.1 76.9
2025 62.2 77.1

DR Congo and Serbia population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Serbia
Year Population
DR Congo Serbia
1960 15,264,846 6,638,992
1961 15,662,374 6,689,077
1962 16,075,724 6,740,264
1963 16,507,599 6,787,950
1964 16,955,327 6,832,855
1965 17,427,802 6,876,624
1966 17,931,929 6,927,969
1967 18,462,782 6,966,522
1968 19,012,189 7,007,586
1969 19,570,445 7,123,249
1970 20,137,436 7,164,993
1971 20,695,569 7,211,716
1972 21,251,160 7,252,012
1973 21,827,665 7,283,902
1974 22,418,878 7,326,043
1975 23,021,101 7,368,717
1976 23,624,031 7,418,973
1977 24,229,061 7,462,783
1978 24,992,689 7,504,017
1979 25,886,782 7,541,997
1980 26,711,099 7,709,544
1981 27,500,515 7,736,787
1982 28,338,190 7,763,335
1983 29,250,963 7,788,100
1984 30,245,081 7,813,549
1985 31,264,816 7,835,902
1986 32,265,196 7,853,824
1987 33,298,904 7,868,027
1988 34,382,752 7,884,218
1989 35,486,866 7,893,787
1990 36,684,063 7,897,937
1991 37,925,817 7,595,636
1992 39,228,910 7,604,063
1993 40,656,336 7,614,328
1994 42,626,876 7,622,711
1995 44,433,704 7,628,264
1996 45,296,124 7,622,185
1997 46,029,902 7,598,538
1998 47,297,600 7,567,745
1999 48,912,971 7,540,401
2000 50,507,442 7,516,346
2001 52,132,646 7,503,433
2002 53,750,524 7,500,031
2003 55,343,867 7,480,591
2004 56,997,741 7,463,157
2005 58,775,724 7,440,769
2006 60,615,908 7,411,569
2007 62,477,752 7,381,579
2008 64,390,664 7,350,222
2009 66,412,044 7,320,807
2010 68,563,038 7,291,436
2011 70,849,311 7,236,519
2012 73,254,618 7,201,497
2013 75,789,395 7,166,553
2014 78,403,242 7,131,787
2015 81,035,531 7,095,383
2016 83,956,415 7,058,322
2017 87,083,398 7,020,858
2018 90,047,644 6,982,604
2019 92,947,442 6,945,235
2020 95,989,998 6,899,126
2021 99,148,932 6,834,326
2022 102,396,968 6,664,449
2023 105,789,731 6,623,183
2024 109,276,265 6,587,202

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Serbia

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Serbia
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Serbia
1960 6.11 2.15
1961 6.12 2.13
1962 6.14 2.11
1963 6.16 2.08
1964 6.19 2.07
1965 6.21 2.06
1966 6.24 2.04
1967 6.27 2.02
1968 6.29 2.01
1969 6.3 1.99
1970 6.33 1.97
1971 6.34 1.96
1972 6.37 1.95
1973 6.39 1.94
1974 6.4 1.93
1975 6.42 1.92
1976 6.44 1.91
1977 6.45 1.9
1978 6.46 1.89
1979 6.48 1.88
1980 6.5 1.86
1981 6.52 1.85
1982 6.54 1.84
1983 6.56 1.83
1984 6.59 1.81
1985 6.61 1.8
1986 6.63 1.78
1987 6.65 1.75
1988 6.66 1.72
1989 6.65 1.69
1990 6.65 1.65
1991 6.65 1.61
1992 6.64 1.57
1993 6.64 1.54
1994 6.64 1.51
1995 6.68 1.47
1996 6.67 1.44
1997 6.69 1.4
1998 6.7 1.37
1999 6.69 1.35
2000 6.7 1.48
2001 6.66 1.58
2002 6.61 1.57
2003 6.55 1.59
2004 6.53 1.57
2005 6.53 1.45
2006 6.55 1.43
2007 6.56 1.38
2008 6.58 1.4
2009 6.59 1.44
2010 6.59 1.4
2011 6.58 1.4
2012 6.56 1.45
2013 6.53 1.43
2014 6.48 1.46
2015 6.44 1.46
2016 6.39 1.46
2017 6.35 1.49
2018 6.3 1.49
2019 6.25 1.52
2020 6.21 1.48
2021 6.16 1.52
2022 6.11 1.59
2023 6.05 1.61

DR Congo and Serbia demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Serbia
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Serbia
1960 18.4 28.7
1961 18.4 29.1
1962 18.4 29.4
1963 18.5 29.8
1964 18.5 30.2
1965 18.5 30.5
1966 18.5 30.8
1967 18.5 31.1
1968 18.5 31.4
1969 18.5 31.7
1970 18.4 32
1971 18.3 32.2
1972 18.2 32.5
1973 18.1 32.7
1974 18 32.8
1975 17.9 33
1976 17.8 33.2
1977 17.8 33.4
1978 17.8 33.5
1979 17.9 33.7
1980 17.9 33.8
1981 17.9 33.9
1982 17.8 34.1
1983 17.9 34.4
1984 17.9 34.7
1985 17.9 35
1986 17.9 35.4
1987 17.9 35.7
1988 17.8 36.1
1989 17.8 36.5
1990 17.8 36.8
1991 17.8 37.1
1992 17.8 37.5
1993 17.8 37.8
1994 18 38.2
1995 18.1 38.5
1996 17.7 38.9
1997 17.4 39.2
1998 17.2 39.5
1999 17.2 39.8
2000 17.2 40.1
2001 17.1 40.3
2002 17.1 40.5
2003 17.1 40.7
2004 17 40.9
2005 17 41.1
2006 17 41.3
2007 17 41.5
2008 16.9 41.7
2009 16.9 41.9
2010 16.9 42.1
2011 16.9 42.4
2012 16.9 42.6
2013 16.9 42.8
2014 16.9 43
2015 16.9 43.3
2016 16.9 43.5
2017 17 43.7
2018 17 44
2019 16.9 44.2
2020 16.9 44.4
2021 16.9 44.5
2022 16.9 44.7
2023 16.9 44.9
2024 16.9 45.1

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Serbia
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$76.2B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
43.4%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
3.4%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
2.85%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
32,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-2.77%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
7.24%
2024
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
58.5%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
23.3%
2024
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
64.4
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
24.7%
2022
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
2.4%
2022
Market capitalization of domestic companies n/a
$4.06B
2011
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$30.5B
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$5.68B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
446,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
5.58%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
83.3%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Serbia
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
2,378 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$12.1
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
n/a
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
n/a
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
83%
2022
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
27.2%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
7.3%
2023
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
42.6%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
5,090 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
35%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
32.7%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Serbia
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.08%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-8,132
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
57.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.93 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
62.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
35
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
82
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
1.31
2023
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
7.5
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
134
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
99.3%
2022
English speaking
1%
2025
55%
2025
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
87.7%
2024

Health

DR Congo Serbia
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$903
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$330
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
77.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
0.14%
2021
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
2.84
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
28.4 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
11
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
5.2
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
23.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
39
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
39.5%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
7.89 liters
2019

Territory

DR Congo Serbia
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
4,929 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
13,112 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
10,516 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
28,222 mi
2024

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