DR Congo vs Switzerland statistics compared

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 9.03M in Switzerland (ranked 101/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 15,255 sq mi for Switzerland (ranked 11th vs. 131st).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Switzerland ranks 20/197 ($937B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Switzerland ranks 5/197 ($103,670).

DR Congo and Switzerland: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Switzerland economies compared

GDP

DR Congo

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP
	DR Congo	Switzerland
1960	$3,359,404,118	$10,412,232,621
1961	$3,086,746,857	$11,713,348,834
1962	$3,779,841,429	$12,989,649,694
1963	$6,213,185,743	$14,283,872,299
1964	$2,881,545,273	$15,833,133,858
1965	$4,043,901,818	$16,780,226,225
1966	$4,532,660,182	$18,019,402,374
1967	$3,384,063,372	$19,397,044,714
1968	$3,909,780,539	$20,712,102,794
1969	$5,032,434,970	$22,442,043,274
1970	$4,877,684,910	$24,998,066,773
1971	$5,594,770,359	$30,040,171,751
1972	$6,173,712,814	$36,844,318,854
1973	$7,870,239,461	$49,550,006,320
1974	$9,596,960,180	$57,103,011,446
1975	$10,237,343,174	$65,466,081,819
1976	$9,648,583,225	$68,476,524,644
1977	$12,344,424,764	$73,135,771,167
1978	$15,372,608,002	$102,280,472,036
1979	$15,068,422,236	$114,970,094,425
1980	$14,394,927,495	$122,557,843,886
1981	$12,537,821,038	$112,244,805,519
1982	$13,651,667,371	$115,043,365,512
1983	$11,006,712,650	$114,634,358,535
1984	$7,857,729,193	$109,455,312,168
1985	$7,195,042,616	$110,980,314,192
1986	$8,095,367,168	$159,089,921,063
1987	$7,661,625,473	$199,236,370,038
1988	$8,861,299,977	$215,540,625,299
1989	$9,021,862,775	$208,105,846,934
1990	$9,349,764,580	$265,763,573,999
1991	$9,625,436,873	$268,901,693,863
1992	$8,227,343,907	$279,921,425,828
1993	$10,706,259,937	$272,237,527,071
1994	$5,820,382,248	$301,375,055,202
1995	$5,643,439,376	$352,835,806,342
1996	$5,771,456,952	$340,103,959,547
1997	$6,090,838,693	$294,788,198,856
1998	$6,217,805,821	$303,459,014,347
1999	$4,711,259,427	$297,873,643,323
2000	$19,088,046,306	$279,216,033,870
2001	$7,438,189,100	$286,582,672,434
2002	$8,728,038,525	$309,301,422,430
2003	$8,937,567,060	$362,075,086,508
2004	$10,297,483,481	$403,912,891,033
2005	$11,964,484,466	$418,284,865,885
2006	$14,451,901,696	$441,634,672,197
2007	$16,737,071,816	$490,740,715,595
2008	$19,788,515,590	$567,267,767,519
2009	$18,648,372,553	$554,212,916,092
2010	$21,565,721,045	$598,851,027,948
2011	$25,839,749,199	$715,888,126,682
2012	$29,306,235,285	$686,420,221,558
2013	$32,679,745,048	$706,234,937,371
2014	$35,909,040,926	$726,537,809,430
2015	$37,917,706,497	$694,118,186,380
2016	$37,134,801,555	$687,895,460,903
2017	$38,019,264,795	$695,200,834,102
2018	$47,568,210,010	$725,568,717,468
2019	$51,775,829,877	$721,369,112,727
2020	$48,716,961,860	$741,999,406,006
2021	$55,328,482,784	$815,309,330,987
2022	$65,801,547,756	$828,508,926,958
2023	$67,006,756,666	$894,424,821,645
2024	$70,749,355,652	$936,564,198,049

DR Congo and Switzerland economies compared

GDP per capita

DR Congo

Switzerland

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	DR Congo	Switzerland
1960	$220.1	$1,954
1961	$197.1	$2,155
1962	$235.1	$2,330
1963	$376	$2,508
1964	$169.9	$2,735
1965	$232	$2,865
1966	$252.8	$3,045
1967	$183.3	$3,237
1968	$205.6	$3,413
1969	$257.1	$3,657
1970	$242.2	$4,044
1971	$270.3	$4,835
1972	$290.5	$5,885
1973	$361	$7,856
1974	$428	$9,005
1975	$445	$10,328
1976	$408	$10,865
1977	$509	$11,644
1978	$615	$16,282
1979	$582	$18,266
1980	$539	$19,394
1981	$456	$17,665
1982	$482	$18,000
1983	$376	$17,859
1984	$259.8	$16,991
1985	$230.1	$17,152
1986	$250.9	$24,460
1987	$230.1	$30,441
1988	$257.7	$32,690
1989	$254.2	$31,309
1990	$254.9	$39,575
1991	$253.8	$39,544
1992	$209.7	$40,714
1993	$263.3	$39,237
1994	$136.5	$43,092
1995	$127	$50,114
1996	$127.4	$48,093
1997	$132.3	$41,584
1998	$131.5	$42,681
1999	$96.3	$41,696
2000	$378	$38,865
2001	$142.7	$39,639
2002	$162.4	$42,459
2003	$161.5	$49,336
2004	$180.7	$54,659
2005	$203.6	$56,243
2006	$238.4	$59,011
2007	$267.9	$64,989
2008	$307	$74,175
2009	$280.8	$71,568
2010	$315	$76,531
2011	$365	$90,477
2012	$400	$85,836
2013	$431	$87,304
2014	$458	$88,725
2015	$468	$83,806
2016	$442	$82,153
2017	$437	$82,254
2018	$528	$85,217
2019	$557	$84,122
2020	$508	$85,898
2021	$558	$93,665
2022	$643	$94,395
2023	$633	$100,632
2024	$647	$103,670

DR Congo vs. Switzerland life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

DR Congo

Switzerland

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	DR Congo	Switzerland
1950	38.2	68.9
1951	38.5	68.7
1952	38.9	69.6
1953	39.1	69.5
1954	39.4	70
1955	39.7	70.1
1956	39.9	70.2
1957	40.2	70.5
1958	40.5	71.3
1959	40.6	71.5
1960	40.8	71.4
1961	40.2	71.7
1962	40.4	71.3
1963	40.6	71.3
1964	40.1	72.2
1965	40.8	72.3
1966	42.2	72.4
1967	42.3	72.7
1968	42.7	72.7
1969	43	72.7
1970	43.3	73.1
1971	43.6	73.2
1972	43.9	73.8
1973	44.1	74.1
1974	44.3	74.4
1975	44.5	74.8
1976	44.7	74.9
1977	44.9	75.4
1978	44.6	75.3
1979	45.3	75.6
1980	45.5	75.6
1981	45.7	75.8
1982	45.9	76.2
1983	46.2	76.2
1984	46.5	76.8
1985	46.7	76.9
1986	47	77
1987	47.4	77.3
1988	47.8	77.4
1989	48.1	77.6
1990	48.5	77.4
1991	48.9	77.6
1992	49.3	77.9
1993	49.6	78.2
1994	49.9	78.5
1995	50.4	78.6
1996	49.4	79
1997	50.5	79.2
1998	49.7	79.5
1999	50.1	79.7
2000	51.9	79.8
2001	52.2	80.3
2002	52.4	80.4
2003	53	80.5
2004	53.5	81.1
2005	54	81.2
2006	54.5	81.5
2007	55	81.7
2008	55.4	82
2009	55.8	82
2010	56.4	82.3
2011	56.9	82.6
2012	57.4	82.6
2013	57.8	82.7
2014	58.2	83.1
2015	58.7	82.8
2016	59.1	83.4
2017	59.5	83.4
2018	59.9	83.6
2019	60.2	83.8
2020	60.4	83.1
2021	60	83.6
2022	61	83.2
2023	61.9	84
2024	62.1	84.1
2025	62.2	84.2

DR Congo and Switzerland population clocks and comparison

Population

DR Congo

Switzerland

Table

Year	Population
	DR Congo	Switzerland
1960	15,264,846	5,327,827
1961	15,662,374	5,434,294
1962	16,075,724	5,573,815
1963	16,507,599	5,694,247
1964	16,955,327	5,789,228
1965	17,427,802	5,856,472
1966	17,931,929	5,918,002
1967	18,462,782	5,991,785
1968	19,012,189	6,067,714
1969	19,570,445	6,136,387
1970	20,137,436	6,180,877
1971	20,695,569	6,213,399
1972	21,251,160	6,260,956
1973	21,827,665	6,307,347
1974	22,418,878	6,341,405
1975	23,021,101	6,338,632
1976	23,624,031	6,302,504
1977	24,229,061	6,281,174
1978	24,992,689	6,281,738
1979	25,886,782	6,294,365
1980	26,711,099	6,319,408
1981	27,500,515	6,354,074
1982	28,338,190	6,391,309
1983	29,250,963	6,418,773
1984	30,245,081	6,441,865
1985	31,264,816	6,470,365
1986	32,265,196	6,504,124
1987	33,298,904	6,545,106
1988	34,382,752	6,593,386
1989	35,486,866	6,646,912
1990	36,684,063	6,715,519
1991	37,925,817	6,799,978
1992	39,228,910	6,875,364
1993	40,656,336	6,938,265
1994	42,626,876	6,993,795
1995	44,433,704	7,040,687
1996	45,296,124	7,071,850
1997	46,029,902	7,088,906
1998	47,297,600	7,110,001
1999	48,912,971	7,143,991
2000	50,507,442	7,184,250
2001	52,132,646	7,229,854
2002	53,750,524	7,284,753
2003	55,343,867	7,339,001
2004	56,997,741	7,389,625
2005	58,775,724	7,437,115
2006	60,615,908	7,483,934
2007	62,477,752	7,551,117
2008	64,390,664	7,647,675
2009	66,412,044	7,743,831
2010	68,563,038	7,824,909
2011	70,849,311	7,912,398
2012	73,254,618	7,996,861
2013	75,789,395	8,089,346
2014	78,403,242	8,188,649
2015	81,035,531	8,282,396
2016	83,956,415	8,373,338
2017	87,083,398	8,451,840
2018	90,047,644	8,514,329
2019	92,947,442	8,575,280
2020	95,989,998	8,638,167
2021	99,148,932	8,704,546
2022	102,396,968	8,777,088
2023	105,789,731	8,888,093
2024	109,276,265	9,034,102

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Switzerland

Fertility rate

DR Congo

Switzerland

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	DR Congo	Switzerland
1960	6.11	2.44
1961	6.12	2.52
1962	6.14	2.58
1963	6.16	2.65
1964	6.19	2.66
1965	6.21	2.59
1966	6.24	2.5
1967	6.27	2.39
1968	6.29	2.29
1969	6.3	2.19
1970	6.33	2.1
1971	6.34	2.04
1972	6.37	1.91
1973	6.39	1.81
1974	6.4	1.73
1975	6.42	1.61
1976	6.44	1.55
1977	6.45	1.53
1978	6.46	1.51
1979	6.48	1.52
1980	6.5	1.55
1981	6.52	1.55
1982	6.54	1.56
1983	6.56	1.52
1984	6.59	1.53
1985	6.61	1.52
1986	6.63	1.53
1987	6.65	1.52
1988	6.66	1.57
1989	6.65	1.56
1990	6.65	1.58
1991	6.65	1.58
1992	6.64	1.58
1993	6.64	1.51
1994	6.64	1.49
1995	6.68	1.48
1996	6.67	1.5
1997	6.69	1.48
1998	6.7	1.47
1999	6.69	1.48
2000	6.7	1.5
2001	6.66	1.38
2002	6.61	1.39
2003	6.55	1.39
2004	6.53	1.42
2005	6.53	1.42
2006	6.55	1.44
2007	6.56	1.46
2008	6.58	1.48
2009	6.59	1.5
2010	6.59	1.52
2011	6.58	1.52
2012	6.56	1.52
2013	6.53	1.52
2014	6.48	1.54
2015	6.44	1.54
2016	6.39	1.54
2017	6.35	1.52
2018	6.3	1.52
2019	6.25	1.48
2020	6.21	1.46
2021	6.16	1.52
2022	6.11	1.39
2023	6.05	1.33

DR Congo and Switzerland demographics compared

Median age

DR Congo

Switzerland

Table

Year	Median age, years
	DR Congo	Switzerland
1960	18.4	32.6
1961	18.4	32.4
1962	18.4	32
1963	18.5	31.7
1964	18.5	31.5
1965	18.5	31.6
1966	18.5	31.6
1967	18.5	31.6
1968	18.5	31.7
1969	18.5	31.7
1970	18.4	32
1971	18.3	32.2
1972	18.2	32.3
1973	18.1	32.5
1974	18	32.7
1975	17.9	33.1
1976	17.8	33.5
1977	17.8	33.8
1978	17.8	34.2
1979	17.9	34.5
1980	17.9	34.8
1981	17.9	35
1982	17.8	35.3
1983	17.9	35.6
1984	17.9	35.9
1985	17.9	36.1
1986	17.9	36.3
1987	17.9	36.5
1988	17.8	36.7
1989	17.8	36.8
1990	17.8	36.9
1991	17.8	36.9
1992	17.8	36.9
1993	17.8	37
1994	18	37.1
1995	18.1	37.3
1996	17.7	37.6
1997	17.4	37.9
1998	17.2	38.2
1999	17.2	38.4
2000	17.2	38.7
2001	17.1	39
2002	17.1	39.3
2003	17.1	39.6
2004	17	39.9
2005	17	40.3
2006	17	40.6
2007	17	40.9
2008	16.9	41.1
2009	16.9	41.3
2010	16.9	41.5
2011	16.9	41.6
2012	16.9	41.8
2013	16.9	42
2014	16.9	42.1
2015	16.9	42.2
2016	16.9	42.3
2017	17	42.4
2018	17	42.5
2019	16.9	42.6
2020	16.9	42.7
2021	16.9	42.8
2022	16.9	43
2023	16.9	43.4
2024	16.9	43.7

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