Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Qatar fits inside the DR Congo 202 times
DR Congo: 2,345,410 km² (2024) · Qatar: 11,637 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Qatar’s coastline is 15 times as long as the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Qatar: 563 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 5,007 m above Qatar’s
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Qatar: 103 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 16% of the DR Congo, versus 6.4% of Qatar
DR Congo: 16.2% (2024) · Qatar: 6.4% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 38 times as many people as Qatar
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Qatar: 2.97 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Qatar is 5.2 times as densely populated as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Qatar: 259 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Qatar are 4.7 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Qatar: 173.3 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Qatar are 4.4 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Qatar: 160.7 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Qatar is 17 years older than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Qatar: 33.2 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 4.3 more children on average than in Qatar
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Qatar: 1.72 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
3.1% of people in the DR Congo are 65 or older, versus 1.7% in Qatar
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Qatar: 1.7% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The DR Congo hosts 68 times as many refugees per resident as Qatar
DR Congo: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Qatar: 0.1 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Qatar none
DR Congo: 0.1 (2026) · Qatar: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Qatar 1
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Qatar’s economy is 2.4 times the size of the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Qatar: $216 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Qatar produces 67 times as much per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Qatar: Int$128,883 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Qatar (Gini 9.6 points higher)
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Qatar: 35.1 (2017)
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% in Qatar
DR Congo: 85.3% (2020) · Qatar: 0% (2017)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 4.4% in the DR Congo, versus 0.1% in Qatar
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Qatar: 0.1% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Qatar spends 6.5% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.4%
DR Congo: 1.4% (2025) · Qatar: 6.5% (2022)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
DR Congo: 10.7% (2022) · Qatar: no data
How expensive is it?
Qatar’s price level (US = 100) is 1.3× the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Qatar: 56% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Qatar spends 77 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Qatar: $1,804 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Qatar live 20 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Qatar: 82.5 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 Qatar
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Qatar: 4.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Qatar has 15 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Qatar: 3 per 1,000 (2023)
How many hospital beds are there?
DR Congo: no data · Qatar: 1.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the DR Congo is 6 times that in Qatar
DR Congo: 18 per 100k (2023) · Qatar: 3 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
42% of adults in Qatar are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Qatar: 42.4% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
Qatar and the DR Congo are practically level
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Qatar: 12.5% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Qatar rate their lives 2.61 points higher than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Qatar: 6.37 (2018)
How much do people drink?
Adults in the DR Congo drink 23% more alcohol than in Qatar
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Qatar: 1.3 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Qatar has 20 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Qatar: 71.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Qatar has 1,236 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Qatar: 3,251 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Qatar put in 594 more hours a year than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Qatar: 2,435 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Qatar went to school 3.4 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Qatar: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Qatar welcomed 187 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019)
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Qatar: 0.96 (2022)
How many World Heritage sites?
The DR Congo has 4 more World Heritage sites than Qatar (5 against 1)
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Qatar: 1 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Qatar has won 9 Olympic medals, the DR Congo none
DR Congo: 0 (2026 edition) · Qatar: 9 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
98% of people in Qatar are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Qatar: 98% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Qatar is 5.4 times as fast as in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 75 Mbps (2026) · Qatar: 403 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Qatar have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Qatar: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
99% of people in Qatar live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Qatar: 99% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Qatar has 154 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Qatar: 154 (2024)
How much railway is there?
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Qatar: no data
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Qatar fly 1,245 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Qatar: 12.69 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of the DR Congo, but only 0.1% of Qatar
DR Congo: 61.5% (2024) · Qatar: 0.1% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Qatar emits 764 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Qatar: 41.3 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 4.1% in Qatar
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Qatar: 4.1% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in Qatar carries 83% more fine dust than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Qatar: 75.5 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Qatar: 0.1 per 100k (2022)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 2.7 times as deadly as in Qatar
DR Congo: 23.7 per 100k (2023) · Qatar: 8.9 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
Qatar is on average 3.4 °C warmer than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 28.2°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 23 times as much rain as Qatar
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Qatar: 64 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 Qatar?
The DR Congo is larger. Qatar fits inside the DR Congo 202 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Qatar?
The DR Congo has 38 times as many people as Qatar (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Qatar?
People in Qatar live 20 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 82.5 in Qatar.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Qatar?
Men in Qatar are 4.7 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
