DR Congo vs Zambia statistics compared

The DR Congo has a population of 109M (ranked 15/197), compared with 21.3M in Zambia (ranked 63/197). The DR Congo's land area is 875,313 sq mi versus 287,024 sq mi for Zambia (ranked 11th vs. 37th).

By GDP, The DR Congo ranks 87/197 ($70.7B) and Zambia ranks 115/197 ($26.3B). By GDP per capita, The DR Congo ranks 189/197 ($647), while Zambia ranks 169/197 ($1,235).

DR Congo and Zambia: Comparison Charts

DR Congo and Zambia economies compared

GDP

DR Congo

Zambia

Table

Year	GDP
	DR Congo	Zambia
1960	$3,359,404,118	$698,739,721
1961	$3,086,746,857	$682,359,727
1962	$3,779,841,429	$679,279,729
1963	$6,213,185,743	$704,339,719
1964	$2,881,545,273	$822,639,671
1965	$4,043,901,818	$1,061,199,576
1966	$4,532,660,182	$1,238,999,505
1967	$3,384,063,372	$1,340,639,464
1968	$3,909,780,539	$1,573,739,371
1969	$5,032,434,970	$1,926,399,230
1970	$4,877,684,910	$1,788,779,285
1971	$5,594,770,359	$1,653,259,341
1972	$6,173,712,814	$1,872,416,680
1973	$7,870,239,461	$2,434,255,237
1974	$9,596,960,180	$2,910,981,262
1975	$10,237,343,174	$2,442,672,141
1976	$9,648,583,225	$2,742,859,263
1977	$12,344,424,764	$2,515,296,940
1978	$15,372,608,002	$2,811,032,473
1979	$15,068,422,236	$3,353,445,378
1980	$14,394,927,495	$3,884,530,854
1981	$12,537,821,038	$4,008,126,497
1982	$13,651,667,371	$3,871,117,093
1983	$11,006,712,650	$3,321,048,451
1984	$7,857,729,193	$2,719,518,933
1985	$7,195,042,616	$2,252,454,500
1986	$8,095,367,168	$1,664,413,508
1987	$7,661,625,473	$2,265,250,972
1988	$8,861,299,977	$3,728,878,149
1989	$9,021,862,775	$3,994,673,161
1990	$9,349,764,580	$3,288,381,797
1991	$9,625,436,873	$3,376,806,697
1992	$8,227,343,907	$3,182,810,841
1993	$10,706,259,937	$3,273,505,344
1994	$5,820,382,248	$3,656,806,166
1995	$5,643,439,376	$3,806,983,413
1996	$5,771,456,952	$3,597,220,962
1997	$6,090,838,693	$4,303,288,480
1998	$6,217,805,821	$3,537,741,942
1999	$4,711,259,427	$3,404,284,891
2000	$19,088,046,306	$3,600,632,111
2001	$7,438,189,100	$4,094,441,301
2002	$8,728,038,525	$4,193,850,445
2003	$8,937,567,060	$4,901,869,764
2004	$10,297,483,481	$6,221,110,219
2005	$11,964,484,466	$8,331,870,169
2006	$14,451,901,696	$12,756,858,899
2007	$16,737,071,816	$14,056,957,976
2008	$19,788,515,590	$17,910,858,638
2009	$18,648,372,553	$15,328,342,304
2010	$21,565,721,045	$20,265,559,484
2011	$25,839,749,199	$23,459,515,276
2012	$29,306,235,285	$25,503,060,420
2013	$32,679,745,048	$28,037,239,463
2014	$35,909,040,926	$27,141,023,558
2015	$37,917,706,497	$21,251,216,799
2016	$37,134,801,555	$20,958,412,538
2017	$38,019,264,795	$25,873,601,261
2018	$47,568,210,010	$26,311,507,274
2019	$51,775,829,877	$23,308,667,781
2020	$48,716,961,860	$18,137,764,931
2021	$55,328,482,784	$22,096,416,932
2022	$65,801,547,756	$29,163,782,140
2023	$67,006,756,666	$27,577,956,471
2024	$70,749,355,652	$26,325,775,287

DR Congo and Zambia economies compared

GDP per capita

DR Congo

Zambia

Table

Year	GDP per capita
	DR Congo	Zambia
1960	$220.1	$221.6
1961	$197.1	$209.7
1962	$235.1	$202.3
1963	$376	$203.2
1964	$169.9	$230
1965	$232	$287.4
1966	$252.8	$325
1967	$183.3	$341
1968	$205.6	$387
1969	$257.1	$459
1970	$242.2	$414
1971	$270.3	$372
1972	$290.5	$410
1973	$361	$518
1974	$428	$601
1975	$445	$490
1976	$408	$533
1977	$509	$474
1978	$615	$514
1979	$582	$595
1980	$539	$669
1981	$456	$670
1982	$482	$627
1983	$376	$520
1984	$259.8	$413
1985	$230.1	$332
1986	$250.9	$238.2
1987	$230.1	$315
1988	$257.7	$504
1989	$254.2	$526
1990	$254.9	$422
1991	$253.8	$423
1992	$209.7	$389
1993	$263.3	$391
1994	$136.5	$426
1995	$127	$433
1996	$127.4	$400
1997	$132.3	$466
1998	$131.5	$373
1999	$96.3	$350
2000	$378	$359
2001	$142.7	$397
2002	$162.4	$394
2003	$161.5	$446
2004	$180.7	$549
2005	$203.6	$711
2006	$238.4	$1,052
2007	$267.9	$1,119
2008	$307	$1,376
2009	$280.8	$1,136
2010	$315	$1,451
2011	$365	$1,625
2012	$400	$1,710
2013	$431	$1,821
2014	$458	$1,707
2015	$468	$1,296
2016	$442	$1,239
2017	$437	$1,483
2018	$528	$1,464
2019	$557	$1,259
2020	$508	$952
2021	$558	$1,127
2022	$643	$1,447
2023	$633	$1,331
2024	$647	$1,235

DR Congo vs. Zambia life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy

DR Congo

Zambia

Table

Year	Life expectancy, years
	DR Congo	Zambia
1950	38.2	46.8
1951	38.5	47.2
1952	38.9	47.6
1953	39.1	48
1954	39.4	48.4
1955	39.7	48.8
1956	39.9	49.1
1957	40.2	49.5
1958	40.5	49.9
1959	40.6	50.3
1960	40.8	50.6
1961	40.2	51
1962	40.4	51.3
1963	40.6	51.6
1964	40.1	51.2
1965	40.8	52.1
1966	42.2	52.3
1967	42.3	52.5
1968	42.7	52.7
1969	43	53
1970	43.3	53.4
1971	43.6	53.9
1972	43.9	54.4
1973	44.1	54.9
1974	44.3	55.4
1975	44.5	55.7
1976	44.7	56.1
1977	44.9	56.3
1978	44.6	56.3
1979	45.3	56
1980	45.5	55.5
1981	45.7	55
1982	45.9	54.4
1983	46.2	53.7
1984	46.5	52.9
1985	46.7	52
1986	47	51.1
1987	47.4	50.4
1988	47.8	49.7
1989	48.1	48.9
1990	48.5	48.2
1991	48.9	47.4
1992	49.3	47
1993	49.6	46.7
1994	49.9	46.3
1995	50.4	46.1
1996	49.4	45.8
1997	50.5	45.7
1998	49.7	45.7
1999	50.1	45.9
2000	51.9	46.6
2001	52.2	47.4
2002	52.4	48.5
2003	53	49.6
2004	53.5	50.5
2005	54	51.6
2006	54.5	52.7
2007	55	53.7
2008	55.4	54.8
2009	55.8	55.9
2010	56.4	56.9
2011	56.9	57.8
2012	57.4	58.7
2013	57.8	59.4
2014	58.2	60.1
2015	58.7	60.7
2016	59.1	61.1
2017	59.5	61.6
2018	59.9	62.1
2019	60.2	62.9
2020	60.4	63.4
2021	60	62.4
2022	61	65.3
2023	61.9	66.3
2024	62.1	66.5
2025	62.2	66.7

DR Congo and Zambia population clocks and comparison

Population

DR Congo

Zambia

Table

Year	Population
	DR Congo	Zambia
1960	15,264,846	3,153,729
1961	15,662,374	3,254,086
1962	16,075,724	3,358,099
1963	16,507,599	3,465,907
1964	16,955,327	3,577,017
1965	17,427,802	3,692,086
1966	17,931,929	3,812,003
1967	18,462,782	3,936,343
1968	19,012,189	4,065,593
1969	19,570,445	4,197,116
1970	20,137,436	4,321,718
1971	20,695,569	4,442,525
1972	21,251,160	4,569,309
1973	21,827,665	4,702,693
1974	22,418,878	4,842,746
1975	23,021,101	4,990,086
1976	23,624,031	5,143,842
1977	24,229,061	5,302,480
1978	24,992,689	5,465,374
1979	25,886,782	5,631,728
1980	26,711,099	5,802,833
1981	27,500,515	5,983,289
1982	28,338,190	6,178,637
1983	29,250,963	6,381,038
1984	30,245,081	6,580,490
1985	31,264,816	6,780,953
1986	32,265,196	6,986,471
1987	33,298,904	7,191,282
1988	34,382,752	7,391,440
1989	35,486,866	7,589,216
1990	36,684,063	7,786,169
1991	37,925,817	7,981,650
1992	39,228,910	8,176,680
1993	40,656,336	8,373,921
1994	42,626,876	8,576,269
1995	44,433,704	8,785,763
1996	45,296,124	9,004,053
1997	46,029,902	9,237,063
1998	47,297,600	9,482,408
1999	48,912,971	9,740,005
2000	50,507,442	10,017,631
2001	52,132,646	10,325,185
2002	53,750,524	10,647,949
2003	55,343,867	10,983,595
2004	56,997,741	11,338,198
2005	58,775,724	11,718,819
2006	60,615,908	12,129,553
2007	62,477,752	12,565,085
2008	64,390,664	13,021,324
2009	66,412,044	13,490,389
2010	68,563,038	13,965,594
2011	70,849,311	14,437,796
2012	73,254,618	14,913,629
2013	75,789,395	15,398,997
2014	78,403,242	15,895,315
2015	81,035,531	16,399,089
2016	83,956,415	16,914,423
2017	87,083,398	17,441,320
2018	90,047,644	17,973,569
2019	92,947,442	18,513,839
2020	95,989,998	19,059,395
2021	99,148,932	19,603,607
2022	102,396,968	20,152,938
2023	105,789,731	20,723,965
2024	109,276,265	21,314,956

Fertility rates in DR Congo and Zambia

Fertility rate

DR Congo

Zambia

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	DR Congo	Zambia
1960	6.11	6.95
1961	6.12	6.98
1962	6.14	7.01
1963	6.16	7.06
1964	6.19	7.09
1965	6.21	7.12
1966	6.24	7.14
1967	6.27	7.15
1968	6.29	7.18
1969	6.3	7.18
1970	6.33	7.22
1971	6.34	7.26
1972	6.37	7.3
1973	6.39	7.34
1974	6.4	7.36
1975	6.42	7.42
1976	6.44	7.39
1977	6.45	7.35
1978	6.46	7.29
1979	6.48	7.22
1980	6.5	7.14
1981	6.52	7.07
1982	6.54	7.04
1983	6.56	7.01
1984	6.59	6.97
1985	6.61	6.93
1986	6.63	6.87
1987	6.65	6.8
1988	6.66	6.7
1989	6.65	6.64
1990	6.65	6.57
1991	6.65	6.46
1992	6.64	6.35
1993	6.64	6.3
1994	6.64	6.26
1995	6.68	6.23
1996	6.67	6.18
1997	6.69	6.12
1998	6.7	6.07
1999	6.69	6
2000	6.7	5.92
2001	6.66	5.85
2002	6.61	5.77
2003	6.55	5.71
2004	6.53	5.7
2005	6.53	5.7
2006	6.55	5.68
2007	6.56	5.61
2008	6.58	5.53
2009	6.59	5.45
2010	6.59	5.36
2011	6.58	5.26
2012	6.56	5.14
2013	6.53	5.01
2014	6.48	4.89
2015	6.44	4.78
2016	6.39	4.67
2017	6.35	4.57
2018	6.3	4.49
2019	6.25	4.42
2020	6.21	4.32
2021	6.16	4.25
2022	6.11	4.18
2023	6.05	4.1

DR Congo and Zambia demographics compared

Median age

DR Congo

Zambia

Table

Year	Median age, years
	DR Congo	Zambia
1960	18.4	17
1961	18.4	16.9
1962	18.4	16.8
1963	18.5	16.7
1964	18.5	16.6
1965	18.5	16.6
1966	18.5	16.5
1967	18.5	16.5
1968	18.5	16.4
1969	18.5	16.4
1970	18.4	16.2
1971	18.3	16.1
1972	18.2	15.9
1973	18.1	15.8
1974	18	15.7
1975	17.9	15.5
1976	17.8	15.4
1977	17.8	15.4
1978	17.8	15.3
1979	17.9	15.3
1980	17.9	15.2
1981	17.9	15.3
1982	17.8	15.3
1983	17.9	15.4
1984	17.9	15.4
1985	17.9	15.5
1986	17.9	15.5
1987	17.9	15.6
1988	17.8	15.6
1989	17.8	15.7
1990	17.8	15.7
1991	17.8	15.7
1992	17.8	15.8
1993	17.8	15.8
1994	18	15.8
1995	18.1	15.8
1996	17.7	15.8
1997	17.4	15.8
1998	17.2	15.8
1999	17.2	15.8
2000	17.2	15.9
2001	17.1	15.9
2002	17.1	16
2003	17.1	16.1
2004	17	16.2
2005	17	16.3
2006	17	16.3
2007	17	16.4
2008	16.9	16.5
2009	16.9	16.6
2010	16.9	16.7
2011	16.9	16.8
2012	16.9	16.9
2013	16.9	17
2014	16.9	17.1
2015	16.9	17.2
2016	16.9	17.4
2017	17	17.5
2018	17	17.7
2019	16.9	17.9
2020	16.9	18
2021	16.9	18.2
2022	16.9	18.4
2023	16.9	18.6
2024	16.9	18.8

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