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DR Congo vs Vanuatu statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 328K in Vanuatu (ranked 174/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 4,707 sq mi for Vanuatu (ranked 11th vs. 157th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Vanuatu ranks 185/197 ($1.16B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Vanuatu ranks 133/197 ($3,543).

Main facts and rankings

DR Congo Vanuatu
Population
115740092
341110
Population rank 15/197 174/197
GDP
$70.7B
2024
$1.16B
2024
GDP rank 87/197 185/197
GDP per capita
$647
2024
$3,543
2024
GDP per capita rank 189/197 133/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$1,710
2024
$3,602
2024
Government debt
$13.7B
2024
$518M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
16.3%
2025
48.5%
2025
Government debt per person
$125
2024
$1,580
2024
Government debt per person rank 183/185 126/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$1,758
2025
$2,778
2025
Land area
875,313 sq mi
2025
4,707 sq mi
2025
Population density
124.8 ppl/mi²
2024
69.6 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
6.05
2023
3.6
2023
Median age
16.9 years
2024
21.3 years
2024
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025

DR Congo and Vanuatu: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP
DR Congo

Vanuatu
Year GDP
DR Congo Vanuatu
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 $119,258,835
1980 $14,394,927,495 $121,185,498
1981 $12,537,821,038 $113,781,796
1982 $13,651,667,371 $114,501,913
1983 $11,006,712,650 $117,389,554
1984 $7,857,729,193 $144,482,515
1985 $7,195,042,616 $131,856,421
1986 $8,095,367,168 $126,498,935
1987 $7,661,625,473 $139,464,174
1988 $8,861,299,977 $158,351,368
1989 $9,021,862,775 $154,013,202
1990 $9,349,764,580 $168,879,207
1991 $9,625,436,873 $201,334,169
1992 $8,227,343,907 $209,088,825
1993 $10,706,259,937 $200,491,853
1994 $5,820,382,248 $233,701,301
1995 $5,643,439,376 $249,333,250
1996 $5,771,456,952 $261,370,044
1997 $6,090,838,693 $272,771,209
1998 $6,217,805,821 $262,293,411
1999 $4,711,259,427 $268,006,973
2000 $19,088,046,306 $272,014,628
2001 $7,438,189,100 $257,926,882
2002 $8,728,038,525 $262,596,536
2003 $8,937,567,060 $314,471,413
2004 $10,297,483,481 $364,996,869
2005 $11,964,484,466 $394,962,433
2006 $14,451,901,696 $439,358,587
2007 $16,737,071,816 $516,392,923
2008 $19,788,515,590 $590,748,429
2009 $18,648,372,553 $592,622,319
2010 $21,565,721,045 $670,712,980
2011 $25,839,749,199 $770,153,588
2012 $29,306,235,285 $747,839,698
2013 $32,679,745,048 $758,304,466
2014 $35,909,040,926 $773,717,011
2015 $37,917,706,497 $759,690,181
2016 $37,134,801,555 $804,323,577
2017 $38,019,264,795 $880,043,284
2018 $47,568,210,010 $914,727,908
2019 $51,775,829,877 $936,526,268
2020 $48,716,961,860 $909,421,044
2021 $55,328,482,784 $982,362,212
2022 $65,801,547,756 $1,030,654,208
2023 $67,006,756,666 $1,126,313,359
2024 $70,749,355,652 $1,161,251,868

DR Congo and Vanuatu economies compared

GDP per capita
DR Congo

Vanuatu
Year GDP per capita
DR Congo Vanuatu
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 $1,055
1980 $539 $1,048
1981 $456 $962
1982 $482 $946
1983 $376 $947
1984 $259.8 $1,137
1985 $230.1 $1,012
1986 $250.9 $946
1987 $230.1 $1,017
1988 $257.7 $1,125
1989 $254.2 $1,067
1990 $254.9 $1,141
1991 $253.8 $1,326
1992 $209.7 $1,344
1993 $263.3 $1,257
1994 $136.5 $1,431
1995 $127 $1,492
1996 $127.4 $1,529
1997 $132.3 $1,562
1998 $131.5 $1,471
1999 $96.3 $1,472
2000 $378 $1,460
2001 $142.7 $1,350
2002 $162.4 $1,341
2003 $161.5 $1,567
2004 $180.7 $1,774
2005 $203.6 $1,874
2006 $238.4 $2,035
2007 $267.9 $2,334
2008 $307 $2,604
2009 $280.8 $2,546
2010 $315 $2,815
2011 $365 $3,163
2012 $400 $3,005
2013 $431 $2,980
2014 $458 $2,973
2015 $468 $2,855
2016 $442 $2,956
2017 $437 $3,160
2018 $528 $3,207
2019 $557 $3,207
2020 $508 $3,043
2021 $558 $3,212
2022 $643 $3,292
2023 $633 $3,515
2024 $647 $3,543

DR Congo vs. Vanuatu life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
DR Congo

Vanuatu
Year Life expectancy, years
DR Congo Vanuatu
1950 38.2 43.9
1951 38.5 42.2
1952 38.9 45.3
1953 39.1 45.8
1954 39.4 46.5
1955 39.7 47.1
1956 39.9 47.7
1957 40.2 48.2
1958 40.5 48.7
1959 40.6 49.3
1960 40.8 49.8
1961 40.2 50.4
1962 40.4 50.9
1963 40.6 51.5
1964 40.1 52
1965 40.8 52.5
1966 42.2 53.1
1967 42.3 53.7
1968 42.7 54.2
1969 43 54.8
1970 43.3 55.3
1971 43.6 55.9
1972 43.9 56.4
1973 44.1 57
1974 44.3 57.6
1975 44.5 58.1
1976 44.7 58.7
1977 44.9 59.2
1978 44.6 59.9
1979 45.3 60.9
1980 45.5 61.3
1981 45.7 61.9
1982 45.9 62.5
1983 46.2 63.1
1984 46.5 63.5
1985 46.7 63.9
1986 47 64.6
1987 47.4 64.4
1988 47.8 65.7
1989 48.1 66
1990 48.5 66.7
1991 48.9 67.1
1992 49.3 67.4
1993 49.6 67.7
1994 49.9 68
1995 50.4 68.1
1996 49.4 68.2
1997 50.5 68.3
1998 49.7 68.4
1999 50.1 67.9
2000 51.9 68.6
2001 52.2 68.7
2002 52.4 68.8
2003 53 68.9
2004 53.5 69
2005 54 69.2
2006 54.5 69.1
2007 55 69.1
2008 55.4 69.3
2009 55.8 69.4
2010 56.4 69.6
2011 56.9 69.7
2012 57.4 69.9
2013 57.8 70
2014 58.2 70
2015 58.7 70.2
2016 59.1 70.4
2017 59.5 70.5
2018 59.9 70.6
2019 60.2 70.8
2020 60.4 70.4
2021 60 70
2022 61 71.3
2023 61.9 71.5
2024 62.1 71.7
2025 62.2 71.8

DR Congo and Vanuatu population clocks and comparison

Population
DR Congo

Vanuatu
Year Population
DR Congo Vanuatu
1960 15,264,846 64,431
1961 15,662,374 66,264
1962 16,075,724 68,174
1963 16,507,599 70,159
1964 16,955,327 72,219
1965 17,427,802 74,358
1966 17,931,929 76,590
1967 18,462,782 78,921
1968 19,012,189 81,314
1969 19,570,445 83,755
1970 20,137,436 86,266
1971 20,695,569 88,862
1972 21,251,160 91,562
1973 21,827,665 94,362
1974 22,418,878 97,260
1975 23,021,101 100,269
1976 23,624,031 103,388
1977 24,229,061 106,618
1978 24,992,689 109,963
1979 25,886,782 113,040
1980 26,711,099 115,660
1981 27,500,515 118,249
1982 28,338,190 121,035
1983 29,250,963 123,998
1984 30,245,081 127,109
1985 31,264,816 130,356
1986 32,265,196 133,720
1987 33,298,904 137,187
1988 34,382,752 140,756
1989 35,486,866 144,393
1990 36,684,063 148,063
1991 37,925,817 151,793
1992 39,228,910 155,608
1993 40,656,336 159,463
1994 42,626,876 163,314
1995 44,433,704 167,137
1996 45,296,124 170,911
1997 46,029,902 174,626
1998 47,297,600 178,313
1999 48,912,971 182,048
2000 50,507,442 186,281
2001 52,132,646 191,031
2002 53,750,524 195,863
2003 55,343,867 200,746
2004 56,997,741 205,711
2005 58,775,724 210,760
2006 60,615,908 215,923
2007 62,477,752 221,276
2008 64,390,664 226,896
2009 66,412,044 232,731
2010 68,563,038 238,248
2011 70,849,311 243,474
2012 73,254,618 248,883
2013 75,789,395 254,482
2014 78,403,242 260,240
2015 81,035,531 266,101
2016 83,956,415 272,087
2017 87,083,398 278,507
2018 90,047,644 285,259
2019 92,947,442 291,985
2020 95,989,998 298,858
2021 99,148,932 305,868
2022 102,396,968 313,046
2023 105,789,731 320,409
2024 109,276,265 327,777

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Vanuatu

Fertility rate
DR Congo

Vanuatu
Year Fertility rate
DR Congo Vanuatu
1960 6.11 6.78
1961 6.12 6.73
1962 6.14 6.67
1963 6.16 6.62
1964 6.19 6.57
1965 6.21 6.52
1966 6.24 6.51
1967 6.27 6.51
1968 6.29 6.46
1969 6.3 6.41
1970 6.33 6.35
1971 6.34 6.29
1972 6.37 6.23
1973 6.39 6.15
1974 6.4 6.06
1975 6.42 5.98
1976 6.44 5.89
1977 6.45 5.81
1978 6.46 5.77
1979 6.48 5.73
1980 6.5 5.69
1981 6.52 5.65
1982 6.54 5.6
1983 6.56 5.55
1984 6.59 5.49
1985 6.61 5.43
1986 6.63 5.38
1987 6.65 5.33
1988 6.66 5.27
1989 6.65 5.21
1990 6.65 5.17
1991 6.65 5.13
1992 6.64 5.09
1993 6.64 5.02
1994 6.64 4.94
1995 6.68 4.85
1996 6.67 4.75
1997 6.69 4.66
1998 6.7 4.6
1999 6.69 4.56
2000 6.7 4.54
2001 6.66 4.5
2002 6.61 4.38
2003 6.55 4.29
2004 6.53 4.21
2005 6.53 4.13
2006 6.55 4.1
2007 6.56 4.12
2008 6.58 4.16
2009 6.59 4.16
2010 6.59 4.13
2011 6.58 4.09
2012 6.56 4.06
2013 6.53 4.04
2014 6.48 4
2015 6.44 3.95
2016 6.39 3.92
2017 6.35 3.88
2018 6.3 3.83
2019 6.25 3.79
2020 6.21 3.74
2021 6.16 3.7
2022 6.11 3.65
2023 6.05 3.6

DR Congo and Vanuatu demographics compared

Median age
DR Congo

Vanuatu
Year Median age, years
DR Congo Vanuatu
1960 18.4 17.7
1961 18.4 17.6
1962 18.4 17.5
1963 18.5 17.4
1964 18.5 17.3
1965 18.5 17.2
1966 18.5 17.1
1967 18.5 17.1
1968 18.5 17
1969 18.5 17
1970 18.4 17
1971 18.3 17
1972 18.2 17
1973 18.1 17
1974 18 17.1
1975 17.9 17.1
1976 17.8 17.1
1977 17.8 17.2
1978 17.8 17.3
1979 17.9 17.5
1980 17.9 17.6
1981 17.9 17.7
1982 17.8 17.7
1983 17.9 17.7
1984 17.9 17.7
1985 17.9 17.7
1986 17.9 17.8
1987 17.9 17.8
1988 17.8 17.8
1989 17.8 17.8
1990 17.8 17.8
1991 17.8 17.9
1992 17.8 17.8
1993 17.8 17.7
1994 18 17.7
1995 18.1 17.8
1996 17.7 18
1997 17.4 18
1998 17.2 18
1999 17.2 18
2000 17.2 18.2
2001 17.1 18.5
2002 17.1 18.7
2003 17.1 18.9
2004 17 19.2
2005 17 19.4
2006 17 19.6
2007 17 19.9
2008 16.9 20.1
2009 16.9 20.3
2010 16.9 20.5
2011 16.9 20.6
2012 16.9 20.8
2013 16.9 20.9
2014 16.9 21
2015 16.9 21.1
2016 16.9 21.1
2017 17 21.2
2018 17 21.2
2019 16.9 21.2
2020 16.9 21.2
2021 16.9 21.2
2022 16.9 21.2
2023 16.9 21.2
2024 16.9 21.3

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National statistics comparison

Finance

DR Congo Vanuatu
GNI, Atlas method
$70.4B
2024
$1.29B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
17.4%
2025
38.6%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
2.84%
2022
7.58%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
1.16%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
134,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-2.58%
2025
-5.96%
2025
Unemployment rate
1.47%
2020
4.05%
2020
Services, % of GDP
33%
2024
60.4%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
46.6%
2024
7.55%
2022
Economic freedom index
47.3
2025
61.8
2025
Income share by richest 10%
35.7%
2020
24.7%
2019
Income share by poorest 10%
2.1%
2020
3%
2019
Total reserves including gold
$5.1B
2023
$615M
2024
Personal remittances received
$2B
2024
$145M
2024
International tourist arrivals
351,000
2016
82,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
0.38%
2018
50.4%
2020
Banked people share
39.2%
2024
n/a

Energy

DR Congo Vanuatu
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
391 kg
2022
158.2 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$3.8
2022
$16.3
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
3.8 megatons
2023
0.29 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
0.04 tons
2023
0.9 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
3.97%
2022
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
96.3%
2021
25%
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
25.2%
2021
Hydroelectric share
99.6%
2022
10.7%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
22.1%
2023
61.6%
2023

Society

DR Congo Vanuatu
% of world population
1.34%
2024
0.004%
2024
Annual migration change
-26,968
2024
-43
2024
Urban population
48.1%
2024
26.1%
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
5.27 ft
2025
Quality of life index
8.32
2025
45.1
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
20
2024
50
2024
Higher education index
39
2025
n/a
Homicides per 100K people
13.6
2015
0.32
2020
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
34.9
2019
14.9
2019
Visa free countries
53
2025
96
2025
Adult literacy rate
80.5%
2022
88%
2023
English speaking
1%
2025
83.5%
2023
People using the Internet
30.5%
2023
45.7%
2023

Health

DR Congo Vanuatu
Government health expenditure per capita
$24.4
2022
$135.4
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$9.04
2022
$10.3
2022
Life expectancy
62.2 years
2025
71.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
38.6%
2022
49.3%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
0.19
2022
0.16
2019
Age at first childbirth
19.9 years
2025
n/a
Maternal mortality per 100K births
427
2023
100
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
73.2
2023
16.8
2023
Obesity rate
6.89%
2022
22.1%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.7%
2024
19.7%
2024
Air quality index
5
2025
96
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
12.2%
2022
n/a
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
1.92 liters
2020
2.04 liters
2020

Territory

DR Congo Vanuatu
% of world land
1.52%
2025
0.008%
2025
Land area per capita
8,010 sq mi
2024
14,359 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
135,505 sq mi
2025
722 sq mi
2025
Forest area
474,331 sq mi
2025
1,708 sq mi
2025
Roads length
94,680 mi
2015
665 mi
2000

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