How much coast is there?

Belgium’s coastline is 80% longer than the DR Congo’s.

Belgium: 67 km (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition)

How high can you climb?

The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 4,416 m above Belgium’s.

Belgium: 694 m (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition)

How many people live there?

The DR Congo has 9.4 times as many people as Belgium.

Belgium: 11.9 million (2025) · DR Congo: 113 million (2025)

How crowded is it?

Belgium is 7.9 times as densely populated as the DR Congo.

Belgium: 392 per km² (2025) · DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025)

How old is the typical person?

The typical person in Belgium is 26 years older than in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 41.4 years (2023) · DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023)

How many children per woman?

Women in the DR Congo have 4.5 more children on average than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1.44 children per woman (2024) · DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024)

How many people are 65 or older?

21% of people in Belgium are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 21% (2025) · DR Congo: 3.1% (2025)

How many Nobel laureates were born there?

Belgium has produced 7.5 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1.

Belgium: 7.5 (2025) · DR Congo: 0.1 (2025)

How many official languages?

The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Belgium 3.

Belgium: 3 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)

How big is the economy?

Belgium’s economy is 8 times the size of the DR Congo’s.

Belgium: $725 billion (2025) · DR Congo: $91 billion (2025)

How much is produced per person?

Belgium produces 39 times as much per person as the DR Congo.

Belgium: Int$74,676 (2025) · DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025)

How evenly is income shared?

Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Belgium (Gini 17.9 points higher).

Belgium: 26.8 (2023) · DR Congo: 44.7 (2020)

How many people are looking for work?

Unemployment is 5.9% in Belgium, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 5.9% (2025) · DR Congo: 4.4% (2025)

How much goes to the military?

Belgium and the DR Congo are practically level.

Belgium: 1.3% (2024) · DR Congo: 1.2% (2024)

How expensive is it?

Belgium’s price level (US = 100) is 1.9× the DR Congo’s.

Belgium: 81% (2025) · DR Congo: 42% (2025)

How much is spent on health?

Belgium spends 253 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.

Belgium: $5,931 (2023) · DR Congo: $23 (2023)

How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?

A baby in the DR Congo is 18 times as likely to die before turning one as in Belgium.

Belgium: 3.1 per 1,000 (2024) · DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024)

How many doctors are there?

Belgium has 17 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.

Belgium: 3.6 per 1,000 (2022) · DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)

How common is obesity?

23% of adults in Belgium are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 22.9% (2024) · DR Congo: 5.9% (2024)

How many adults smoke?

24% of adults in Belgium smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 23.5% (2024) · DR Congo: 12.3% (2024)

How do people rate their lives?

People in Belgium rate their lives 3.17 points higher than in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 6.93 (2025) · DR Congo: 3.76 (2025)

How much do people drink?

Adults in Belgium drink 6 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 9.5 litres (2023) · DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023)

How much meat is on the menu?

Belgium has 17 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.

Belgium: 60 kg (2023) · DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023)

How much food is there per day?

Belgium has 1,906 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.

Belgium: 3,921 kcal (2023) · DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023)

How long do people work?

Workers in the DR Congo put in 248 more hours a year than in Belgium.

Belgium: 1,593 hours (2023) · DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023)

How long do people go to school?

Adults in Belgium went to school 5.3 years longer than in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 12.7 years (2023) · DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023)

How many tourists visit?

Belgium welcomed 158 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).

Belgium: 0.81 (2024) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2019)

How many people are online?

96% of people in Belgium are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 96% (2024) · DR Congo: 20% (2024)

Who has electricity at home?

100% of people in Belgium have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 100% (2024) · DR Congo: 22.5% (2024)

How many live in cities?

88% of people in Belgium live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 88% (2025) · DR Congo: 45% (2025)

How many phones per person?

Belgium has 104 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.

Belgium: 104 (2024) · DR Congo: 59 (2024)

How much railway is there?

The DR Congo and Belgium are nearly identical here.

Belgium: 3,612 km (2021) · DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021)

How much do they fly?

Airlines from Belgium fly 94 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.

Belgium: 0.95 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2023)

How much of the land is forest?

Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 23% of Belgium.

Belgium: 22.6% (2023) · DR Congo: 54.2% (2023)

How much CO₂ does each person emit?

The average person in Belgium emits 135 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.

Belgium: 7.3 t (2024) · DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024)

How green is the power grid?

100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 39% in Belgium.

Belgium: 38.9% (2025) · DR Congo: 100% (2024)

How clean is the air?

The air in the DR Congo carries 4.4 times as much fine dust as in Belgium.

Belgium: 9.3 µg/m³ (2024) · DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024)

How common is murder?

Belgium: 1.1 per 100k (2021) · DR Congo: no data

How dangerous are the roads?

Roads in the DR Congo are 3.5 times as deadly as in Belgium.

Belgium: 4.6 per 100k (2021) · DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021)

How warm is it?

The DR Congo is on average 13.8 °C warmer than Belgium.

Belgium: 11°C (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)

How much rain falls?

The DR Congo gets 58% more rain than Belgium.

Belgium: 928 mm (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg)