Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
The DR Congo is 50% bigger than Mongolia
DR Congo: 2,345,410 km² (2024) · Mongolia: 1,564,120 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Mongolia: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 736 m above Mongolia’s
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Mongolia: 4,374 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 69% of Mongolia, versus 16% of the DR Congo
DR Congo: 16.2% (2024) · Mongolia: 68.8% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 32 times as many people as Mongolia
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Mongolia: 3.57 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
The DR Congo is 22 times as densely populated as Mongolia
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Mongolia: 2 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Mongolia are 2.1 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Mongolia: 170.7 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Mongolia are 3.6 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Mongolia: 159.9 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Mongolia is 11 years older than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Mongolia: 26.8 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 3.5 more children on average than in Mongolia
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Mongolia: 2.5 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
5.4% of people in Mongolia are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Mongolia: 5.4% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The DR Congo hosts 1,448 times as many refugees per resident as Mongolia
DR Congo: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Mongolia: 0.0031 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Mongolia none
DR Congo: 0.1 (2026) · Mongolia: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Mongolia 1
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Mongolia: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
The DR Congo’s economy is 3.6 times the size of Mongolia’s
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Mongolia: $25.4 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Mongolia produces 11 times as much per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Mongolia: Int$20,798 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Mongolia (Gini 13.3 points higher)
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Mongolia: 31.4 (2022)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
85% of people in the DR Congo live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.4% in Mongolia
DR Congo: 85.3% (2020) · Mongolia: 0.4% (2022)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 5.2% in Mongolia, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Mongolia: 5.2% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
The DR Congo and Mongolia are practically level
DR Congo: 1.4% (2025) · Mongolia: 0.9% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Mongolia’s central government collects 17% of GDP in tax, the DR Congo’s 11%
DR Congo: 10.7% (2022) · Mongolia: 16.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.2× Mongolia’s
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Mongolia: 34% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Mongolia spends 15 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Mongolia: $360 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Mongolia live 10 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Mongolia: 72.4 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 5 times as likely to die before turning one as in Mongolia
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Mongolia: 11.2 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Mongolia has 20 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Mongolia: 4.1 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
DR Congo: no data · Mongolia: 8.6 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the DR Congo is 13% higher than in Mongolia
DR Congo: 18 per 100k (2023) · Mongolia: 16 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
26% of adults in Mongolia are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Mongolia: 25.5% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
30% of adults in Mongolia smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Mongolia: 29.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Mongolia rate their lives 2.17 points higher than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Mongolia: 5.94 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Mongolia drink 4.5 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Mongolia: 7.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Mongolia has 39 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Mongolia: 136.1 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Mongolia has 1,016 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Mongolia: 3,031 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Mongolia: no data
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Mongolia went to school 2 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Mongolia: 9.4 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Mongolia welcomed 40 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019)
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Mongolia: 0.21 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Mongolia has 2 more World Heritage sites than the DR Congo (7 against 5)
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Mongolia: 7 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Mongolia has won 31 Olympic medals, the DR Congo none
DR Congo: 0 (2026 edition) · Mongolia: 31 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
85% of people in Mongolia are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Mongolia: 85% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Mongolia is 51% faster than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 75 Mbps (2026) · Mongolia: 113 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
99% of people in Mongolia have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Mongolia: 99.1% (2024)
How many live in cities?
71% of people in Mongolia live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Mongolia: 71% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Mongolia has 141 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Mongolia: 141 (2024)
How much railway is there?
The DR Congo’s railway network is 2 times as long as Mongolia’s
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Mongolia: 1,821 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Mongolia fly 21 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Mongolia: 0.22 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of the DR Congo, but only 9.1% of Mongolia
DR Congo: 61.5% (2024) · Mongolia: 9.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Mongolia emits 238 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Mongolia: 12.9 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 8.4% in Mongolia
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Mongolia: 8.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 8% more fine dust than in Mongolia
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Mongolia: 38.2 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Mongolia: 5.6 per 100k (2024)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 32% deadlier than in Mongolia
DR Congo: 23.7 per 100k (2023) · Mongolia: 18 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 22.8 °C warmer than Mongolia
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Mongolia: 2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 5.5 times as much rain as Mongolia
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Mongolia: 266 mm (2016–2025 avg)
Between them
People, goods and passports that cross from one to the other
Quick answers
Is the DR Congo bigger than Mongolia?
The DR Congo is larger. The DR Congo is 50% bigger than Mongolia.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Mongolia?
The DR Congo has 32 times as many people as Mongolia (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Mongolia?
People in Mongolia live 10 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 72.4 in Mongolia.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Mongolia?
Men in Mongolia are 2.1 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
