Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
India is 40% bigger than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 2,344,860 km² (2023) · India: 3,287,260 km² (2023)
How much coast is there?
India’s coastline is 189 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · India: 7,000 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
India’s highest peak towers 3,476 m above the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · India: 8,586 m (2026 edition)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
India has 13 times as many people as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · India: 1.46 billion (2025)
How crowded is it?
India is 9.9 times as densely populated as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · India: 492 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in the DR Congo are 2.1 cm taller than in India.
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · India: 166.5 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in the DR Congo are 1.1 cm taller than in India.
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · India: 155.2 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in India is 12 years older than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · India: 28.1 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 4.0 more children on average than in India.
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · India: 1.96 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
7.4% of people in India are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · India: 7.4% (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, India 0.1.
DR Congo: 0.1 (2025) · India: 0.1 (2025)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, India 3.
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · India: 3 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
India’s economy is 43 times the size of the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · India: $3.96 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
India produces 6.1 times as much per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · India: Int$11,748 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in India (Gini 19.2 points higher).
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · India: 25.5 (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
The DR Congo and India are practically level.
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · India: 4.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
India spends 2.3% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.2%.
DR Congo: 1.2% (2024) · India: 2.3% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.8× India’s.
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · India: 23% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
India spends 3.6 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · India: $85 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in India live 10 years longer than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · India: 72.2 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 2.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in India.
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · India: 23.3 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
India has 3.5 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · India: 0.7 per 1,000 (2020)
How common is obesity?
8.0% of adults in India are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · India: 8% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
23% of adults in India smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · India: 22.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in India rate their lives 0.77 points higher than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · India: 4.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in India drink 3.3 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · India: 5.2 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
India has 2.3 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · India: 8.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
India has 654 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · India: 2,669 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in India put in 542 more hours a year than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · India: 2,383 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in the DR Congo went to school 0.5 years longer than in India.
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · India: 6.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
India welcomed 31% more tourists per resident than the DR Congo (2019).
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · India: 0.01 (2024)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
70% of people in India are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · India: 70% (2025)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in India have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · India: 99.9% (2024)
How many live in cities?
45% of people in the DR Congo live in cities, versus 36% in India.
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · India: 36% (2025)
How many phones per person?
India has 79 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59.
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · India: 79 (2024)
How much railway is there?
India’s railway network is 19 times as long as the DR Congo’s.
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · India: 68,103 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from India fly 12 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · India: 0.12 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 54% of the DR Congo, but only 25% of India.
DR Congo: 54.2% (2023) · India: 24.5% (2023)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in India emits 41 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · India: 2.2 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 24% in India.
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · India: 24.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in India carries 7% more fine dust than in the DR Congo.
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · India: 44.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · India: 2.8 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 12% deadlier than in India.
DR Congo: 16.3 per 100k (2021) · India: 14.6 per 100k (2021)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 0.4 °C warmer than India.
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · India: 24.5°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 16% more rain than India.
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · India: 1,268 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Quick answers
Is the DR Congo bigger than India?
India is larger. India is 40% bigger than the DR Congo.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or India?
India has 13 times as many people as the DR Congo (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or India?
People in India live 10 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 72.2 in India.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or India?
Men in the DR Congo are 2.1 cm taller than in India (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
