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DR Congo vs Tajikistan statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 10.6M in Tajikistan (ranked 91/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 53,587 sq mi for Tajikistan (ranked 11th vs. 93rd).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Tajikistan ranks 145/197 ($14.2B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Tajikistan ranks 167/197 ($1,341).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Tajikistan
Population
115740092
10940854
Population rank 15/197 88/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$14.2B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 145/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$1,341
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 167/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$5,406
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$4.2B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
28.4%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$396
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 171/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$2,250
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
53,587 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
197.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
3.07
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
23 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
72.1 years
2025

DR Congo and Tajikistan: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Tajikistan
Year GDP
DR Congo Tajikistan
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 $2,629,395,066
1991 $9,625,436,873 $2,536,585,366
1992 $8,227,343,907 $1,908,554,572
1993 $10,706,259,937 $1,646,623,195
1994 $5,820,382,248 $1,522,001,206
1995 $5,643,439,376 $1,231,561,860
1996 $5,771,456,952 $1,043,654,822
1997 $6,090,838,693 $921,518,033
1998 $6,217,805,821 $1,320,199,582
1999 $4,711,259,427 $1,086,612,290
2000 $19,088,046,306 $860,541,842
2001 $7,438,189,100 $1,080,772,551
2002 $8,728,038,525 $1,221,106,220
2003 $8,937,567,060 $1,555,318,261
2004 $10,297,483,481 $2,076,176,869
2005 $11,964,484,466 $2,312,352,021
2006 $14,451,901,696 $2,830,213,849
2007 $16,737,071,816 $3,719,524,541
2008 $19,788,515,590 $5,161,299,725
2009 $18,648,372,553 $4,979,472,364
2010 $21,565,721,045 $5,642,221,099
2011 $25,839,749,199 $6,522,756,255
2012 $29,306,235,285 $7,633,036,903
2013 $32,679,745,048 $8,448,411,318
2014 $35,909,040,926 $9,112,605,459
2015 $37,917,706,497 $8,271,431,485
2016 $37,134,801,555 $6,992,416,097
2017 $38,019,264,795 $7,536,402,853
2018 $47,568,210,010 $7,764,999,999
2019 $51,775,829,877 $8,300,813,599
2020 $48,716,961,860 $8,133,963,551
2021 $55,328,482,784 $8,937,805,347
2022 $65,801,547,756 $10,713,525,200
2023 $67,006,756,666 $12,244,169,293
2024 $70,749,355,652 $14,204,575,549

DR Congo and Tajikistan economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Tajikistan
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Tajikistan
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 $487
1991 $253.8 $458
1992 $209.7 $338
1993 $263.3 $287.6
1994 $136.5 $261.3
1995 $127 $207
1996 $127.4 $172
1997 $132.3 $150.1
1998 $131.5 $213.7
1999 $96.3 $175
2000 $378 $136.9
2001 $142.7 $168.7
2002 $162.4 $187
2003 $161.5 $233.6
2004 $180.7 $306
2005 $203.6 $334
2006 $238.4 $401
2007 $267.9 $517
2008 $307 $703
2009 $280.8 $665
2010 $315 $737
2011 $365 $834
2012 $400 $952
2013 $431 $1,028
2014 $458 $1,082
2015 $468 $957
2016 $442 $789
2017 $437 $829
2018 $528 $834
2019 $557 $871
2020 $508 $834
2021 $558 $897
2022 $643 $1,052
2023 $633 $1,178
2024 $647 $1,341

DR Congo vs. Tajikistan life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Tajikistan
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Tajikistan
1950 38.2 49.3
1951 38.5 49.6
1952 38.9 49.9
1953 39.1 50.2
1954 39.4 50.5
1955 39.7 50.8
1956 39.9 51.1
1957 40.2 51.4
1958 40.5 51.8
1959 40.6 52.2
1960 40.8 52.5
1961 40.2 52.9
1962 40.4 53.4
1963 40.6 53.8
1964 40.1 54.2
1965 40.8 54.7
1966 42.2 55.1
1967 42.3 55.5
1968 42.7 55.9
1969 43 56.3
1970 43.3 56.6
1971 43.6 56.9
1972 43.9 57.2
1973 44.1 57.4
1974 44.3 57.7
1975 44.5 57.9
1976 44.7 58.1
1977 44.9 58.2
1978 44.6 58.4
1979 45.3 58.5
1980 45.5 58.6
1981 45.7 58.8
1982 45.9 60.2
1983 46.2 60.5
1984 46.5 60.7
1985 46.7 61
1986 47 61.8
1987 47.4 61.6
1988 47.8 61.8
1989 48.1 61.7
1990 48.5 61.6
1991 48.9 61.7
1992 49.3 57.1
1993 49.6 55.5
1994 49.9 60.1
1995 50.4 61.4
1996 49.4 60.8
1997 50.5 61.9
1998 49.7 62.4
1999 50.1 63.1
2000 51.9 63.5
2001 52.2 64.2
2002 52.4 64.9
2003 53 65.9
2004 53.5 66.6
2005 54 66.5
2006 54.5 67
2007 55 67.4
2008 55.4 67.9
2009 55.8 68.2
2010 56.4 68.4
2011 56.9 68.7
2012 57.4 69.1
2013 57.8 69.6
2014 58.2 69.7
2015 58.7 69.7
2016 59.1 70
2017 59.5 70.5
2018 59.9 70.7
2019 60.2 71
2020 60.4 68.6
2021 60 69.6
2022 61 71.6
2023 61.9 71.8
2024 62.1 71.9
2025 62.2 72.1

DR Congo and Tajikistan population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Tajikistan
Year Population
DR Congo Tajikistan
1960 15,264,846 2,112,131
1961 15,662,374 2,181,805
1962 16,075,724 2,255,026
1963 16,507,599 2,331,736
1964 16,955,327 2,411,260
1965 17,427,802 2,492,998
1966 17,931,929 2,577,184
1967 18,462,782 2,664,130
1968 19,012,189 2,753,848
1969 19,570,445 2,845,273
1970 20,137,436 2,936,779
1971 20,695,569 3,028,837
1972 21,251,160 3,123,691
1973 21,827,665 3,222,290
1974 22,418,878 3,324,499
1975 23,021,101 3,430,425
1976 23,624,031 3,540,076
1977 24,229,061 3,653,265
1978 24,992,689 3,768,508
1979 25,886,782 3,882,691
1980 26,711,099 3,995,256
1981 27,500,515 4,109,022
1982 28,338,190 4,227,171
1983 29,250,963 4,350,874
1984 30,245,081 4,480,026
1985 31,264,816 4,619,003
1986 32,265,196 4,772,139
1987 33,298,904 4,939,059
1988 34,382,752 5,114,989
1989 35,486,866 5,267,249
1990 36,684,063 5,398,768
1991 37,925,817 5,541,205
1992 39,228,910 5,649,400
1993 40,656,336 5,724,993
1994 42,626,876 5,825,368
1995 44,433,704 5,948,584
1996 45,296,124 6,066,523
1997 46,029,902 6,139,829
1998 47,297,600 6,176,397
1999 48,912,971 6,208,370
2000 50,507,442 6,284,735
2001 52,132,646 6,407,377
2002 53,750,524 6,531,669
2003 55,343,867 6,658,575
2004 56,997,741 6,790,547
2005 58,775,724 6,924,720
2006 60,615,908 7,057,566
2007 62,477,752 7,194,477
2008 64,390,664 7,338,403
2009 66,412,044 7,490,230
2010 68,563,038 7,652,141
2011 70,849,311 7,824,785
2012 73,254,618 8,014,084
2013 75,789,395 8,216,724
2014 78,403,242 8,425,552
2015 81,035,531 8,643,840
2016 83,956,415 8,865,631
2017 87,083,398 9,085,946
2018 90,047,644 9,307,333
2019 92,947,442 9,529,966
2020 95,989,998 9,749,310
2021 99,148,932 9,966,908
2022 102,396,968 10,182,222
2023 105,789,731 10,389,799
2024 109,276,265 10,590,927

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Tajikistan

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Tajikistan
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Tajikistan
1960 6.11 6.24
1961 6.12 6.35
1962 6.14 6.48
1963 6.16 6.62
1964 6.19 6.68
1965 6.21 6.74
1966 6.24 6.82
1967 6.27 6.89
1968 6.29 6.91
1969 6.3 6.91
1970 6.33 6.91
1971 6.34 6.91
1972 6.37 6.89
1973 6.39 6.84
1974 6.4 6.77
1975 6.42 6.69
1976 6.44 6.6
1977 6.45 6.49
1978 6.46 6.4
1979 6.48 6.31
1980 6.5 6.21
1981 6.52 6.12
1982 6.54 6.03
1983 6.56 5.98
1984 6.59 5.96
1985 6.61 5.94
1986 6.63 5.91
1987 6.65 5.84
1988 6.66 5.75
1989 6.65 5.61
1990 6.65 5.46
1991 6.65 5.28
1992 6.64 5.06
1993 6.64 4.92
1994 6.64 4.79
1995 6.68 4.66
1996 6.67 3.94
1997 6.69 4.06
1998 6.7 4.07
1999 6.69 3.85
2000 6.7 3.49
2001 6.66 3.49
2002 6.61 3.47
2003 6.55 3.42
2004 6.53 3.51
2005 6.53 3.4
2006 6.55 3.34
2007 6.56 3.37
2008 6.58 3.39
2009 6.59 3.43
2010 6.59 3.46
2011 6.58 3.46
2012 6.56 3.42
2013 6.53 3.43
2014 6.48 3.46
2015 6.44 3.46
2016 6.39 3.38
2017 6.35 3.29
2018 6.3 3.29
2019 6.25 3.28
2020 6.21 3.21
2021 6.16 3.17
2022 6.11 3.13
2023 6.05 3.07

DR Congo and Tajikistan demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Tajikistan
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Tajikistan
1960 18.4 21.6
1961 18.4 21.4
1962 18.4 20.9
1963 18.5 20.4
1964 18.5 19.6
1965 18.5 18.9
1966 18.5 18.4
1967 18.5 18.1
1968 18.5 17.9
1969 18.5 17.8
1970 18.4 17.8
1971 18.3 17.8
1972 18.2 17.8
1973 18.1 17.8
1974 18 17.8
1975 17.9 17.9
1976 17.8 17.9
1977 17.8 18
1978 17.8 18
1979 17.9 18.1
1980 17.9 18.1
1981 17.9 18.1
1982 17.8 18.2
1983 17.9 18.2
1984 17.9 18.2
1985 17.9 18.2
1986 17.9 18.3
1987 17.9 18.3
1988 17.8 18.3
1989 17.8 18.2
1990 17.8 18.1
1991 17.8 18
1992 17.8 17.9
1993 17.8 17.8
1994 18 17.7
1995 18.1 17.7
1996 17.7 17.7
1997 17.4 17.9
1998 17.2 18
1999 17.2 18.2
2000 17.2 18.5
2001 17.1 18.7
2002 17.1 18.9
2003 17.1 19.2
2004 17 19.4
2005 17 19.6
2006 17 19.8
2007 17 20.1
2008 16.9 20.4
2009 16.9 20.6
2010 16.9 20.8
2011 16.9 21
2012 16.9 21.2
2013 16.9 21.4
2014 16.9 21.6
2015 16.9 21.7
2016 16.9 21.9
2017 17 22
2018 17 22.2
2019 16.9 22.3
2020 16.9 22.5
2021 16.9 22.6
2022 16.9 22.7
2023 16.9 22.9
2024 16.9 23

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Tajikistan
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$17.5B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
30.3%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
5.44%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
1.22%
2023
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
17,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-2.5%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
0.08%
2016
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
34.7%
2023
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
33.6%
2023
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
51.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
28.2%
2024
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
2.9%
2024
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$3.3B
2023
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$6.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
1,035,000
2018
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
7.27%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
54.5%
2024

Energy

DR Congo Tajikistan
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
375 kg
2022
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$12
2022
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
9.31 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
60.9%
2022
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
34.9%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
2.84%
2022
44.8%
2022
Net energy imports use share
1.6%
2022
28%
2022
Electric power consumption per capita
130.7 kWh
2022
1,476 kWh
2022
Renewable electricity output share
90.4%
2021
93.4%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
92.7%
2022
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
100%
2023

Society

DR Congo Tajikistan
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-21,236
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
28.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.53 ft
2025
5.52 ft
2025
Average female height
5.13 ft
2025
5.19 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
27.7
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
19
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
14
2025
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
0.91
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
15.7
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
72
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
99.7%
2010
English speaking
1%
2025
5%
2025
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
56.8%
2023

Health

DR Congo Tajikistan
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$78.6
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$51.2
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
72.1 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
11.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
2.13
2021
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
23.2 years
2017
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
14
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
27.3
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
24.6%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
8%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
5
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
0.74 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Tajikistan
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.09%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
5,060 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
14,976 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
1,648 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
18,641 mi
2018

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