Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The DR Congo fits inside Canada 6.7 times.
Canada: 15,634,400 km² (2023) · DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
Canada’s coastline is 5,462 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
Canada: 202,080 km (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
Canada’s highest peak towers 849 m above the DR Congo’s.
Canada: 5,959 m (2026 edition) · DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 2.7 times as many people as Canada.
Canada: 41.7 million (2025) · DR Congo: 113 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The DR Congo is 11 times as densely populated as Canada.
Canada: 5 per km² (2025) · DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Canada are 10.2 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
Canada: 178.8 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Canada are 8.4 cm taller than in the DR Congo.
Canada: 164.7 cm (2019) · DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Canada is 25 years older than in the DR Congo.
Canada: 40.3 years (2023) · DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 4.7 more children on average than in Canada.
Canada: 1.25 children per woman (2024) · DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
20% of people in Canada are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.
Canada: 20.3% (2025) · DR Congo: 3.1% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Canada has produced 5.3 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1.
Canada: 5.3 (2025) · DR Congo: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Canada 2.
Canada: 2 (2026) · DR Congo: 5 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Canada’s economy is 25 times the size of the DR Congo’s.
Canada: $2.32 trillion (2025) · DR Congo: $91 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Canada produces 35 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
Canada: Int$66,746 (2025) · DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Canada (Gini 13.2 points higher).
Canada: 31.5 (2022) · DR Congo: 44.7 (2020)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 6.9% in Canada, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo.
Canada: 6.9% (2025) · DR Congo: 4.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Canada and the DR Congo are practically level.
Canada: 1.3% (2024) · DR Congo: 1.2% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Canada’s price level (US = 100) is 2× the DR Congo’s.
Canada: 83% (2025) · DR Congo: 42% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Canada spends 272 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
Canada: $6,378 (2024) · DR Congo: $23 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Canada live 20 years longer than in the DR Congo.
Canada: 82.1 years (2024) · DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 12 times as likely to die before turning one as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 1,000 (2024) · DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Canada has 14 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.
Canada: 2.8 per 1,000 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is obesity?
27% of adults in Canada are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
Canada: 27.1% (2024) · DR Congo: 5.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
12% of adults in the DR Congo smoke, versus 11% in Canada.
Canada: 11.2% (2024) · DR Congo: 12.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Canada rate their lives 2.98 points higher than in the DR Congo.
Canada: 6.74 (2025) · DR Congo: 3.76 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Canada drink 5.8 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.
Canada: 9.2 litres (2023) · DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Canada has 27 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
Canada: 94.8 kg (2023) · DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Canada has 1,575 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
Canada: 3,590 kcal (2023) · DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the DR Congo put in 110 more hours a year than in Canada.
Canada: 1,731 hours (2023) · DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Canada went to school 6.5 years longer than in the DR Congo.
Canada: 13.9 years (2023) · DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Canada welcomed 94 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019).
Canada: 0.48 (2024) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2019)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
94% of people in Canada are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
Canada: 94% (2024) · DR Congo: 20% (2024)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Canada have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
Canada: 100% (2024) · DR Congo: 22.5% (2024)
How many live in cities?
83% of people in Canada live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo.
Canada: 83% (2025) · DR Congo: 45% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Canada has 94 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
Canada: 94 (2024) · DR Congo: 59 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Canada’s railway network is 13 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
Canada: 48,150 km (2021) · DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Canada fly 209 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
Canada: 2.13 (2023) · DR Congo: 0.01 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 39% of Canada.
Canada: 39.5% (2023) · DR Congo: 54.2% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Canada emits 248 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
Canada: 13.4 t (2024) · DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 64% in Canada.
Canada: 63.9% (2025) · DR Congo: 100% (2024)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 5.9 times as much fine dust as in Canada.
Canada: 7 µg/m³ (2024) · DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
Canada: 2 per 100k (2023) · DR Congo: no data
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 3.5 times as deadly as in Canada.
Canada: 4.7 per 100k (2021) · DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 27.8 °C warmer than Canada.
Canada: -3°C (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 2.2 times as much rain as Canada.
Canada: 683 mm (2016–2025 avg) · DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is Canada bigger than the DR Congo?
Canada is larger. The DR Congo fits inside Canada 6.7 times.
Which has more people, Canada or the DR Congo?
The DR Congo has 2.7 times as many people as Canada (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, Canada or the DR Congo?
People in Canada live 20 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 82.1 years in Canada and 62.1 in the DR Congo.
Are people taller in Canada or the DR Congo?
Men in Canada are 10.2 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
