Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Spain fits inside the DR Congo 4.6 times
DR Congo: 2,345,410 km² (2024) · Spain: 505,981 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
Spain’s coastline is 134 times as long as the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Spain: 4,964 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 1,392 m above Spain’s
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Spain: 3,718 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 49% of Spain, versus 16% of the DR Congo
DR Congo: 16.2% (2024) · Spain: 49.3% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 2.3 times as many people as Spain
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Spain: 49.4 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Spain is 2 times as densely populated as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Spain: 99 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Spain are 7.5 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Spain: 176.1 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Spain are 5.7 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Spain: 162 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Spain is 29 years older than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Spain: 44.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 4.9 more children on average than in Spain
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Spain: 1.1 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
22% of people in Spain are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Spain: 21.6% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
Spain hosts 2.3 times as many refugees per resident as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Spain: 10.4 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
Spain has produced 1.4 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, the DR Congo 0.1
DR Congo: 0.1 (2026) · Spain: 1.4 (2026)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Spain 1
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Spain: 1 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Spain’s economy is 21 times the size of the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Spain: $1.91 trillion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Spain produces 31 times as much per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Spain: Int$59,868 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Spain (Gini 11.3 points higher)
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Spain: 33.4 (2023)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
85% of people in the DR Congo live on less than $3 a day, versus 0.8% in Spain
DR Congo: 85.3% (2020) · Spain: 0.8% (2023)
How many people are looking for work?
Unemployment is 10% in Spain, versus 4.4% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Spain: 10.4% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Spain spends 2.1% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.4%
DR Congo: 1.4% (2025) · Spain: 2.1% (2025)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Spain’s central government collects 15% of GDP in tax, the DR Congo’s 11%
DR Congo: 10.7% (2022) · Spain: 14.9% (2024)
How expensive is it?
Spain’s price level (US = 100) is 1.5× the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Spain: 65% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Spain spends 133 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Spain: $3,107 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Spain live 22 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Spain: 83.9 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 22 times as likely to die before turning one as in Spain
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Spain: 2.6 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Spain has 21 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Spain: 4.3 per 1,000 (2022)
How many hospital beds are there?
DR Congo: no data · Spain: 2.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the DR Congo is 2.5 times that in Spain
DR Congo: 18 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 7.1 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
19% of adults in Spain are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Spain: 18.9% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
28% of adults in Spain smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Spain: 27.6% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Spain rate their lives 2.78 points higher than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Spain: 6.54 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Spain drink 7.5 times as much alcohol as in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Spain: 12.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Spain has 29 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Spain: 100.8 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Spain has 1,362 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Spain: 3,377 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in the DR Congo put in 203 more hours a year than in Spain
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Spain: 1,638 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Spain went to school 3.4 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Spain: 10.8 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Spain welcomed 372 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019)
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Spain: 1.92 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Spain has 45 more World Heritage sites than the DR Congo (50 against 5)
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Spain: 50 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Spain has won 195 Olympic medals, the DR Congo none
DR Congo: 0 (2026 edition) · Spain: 195 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
96% of people in Spain are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Spain: 96% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Spain is 4.3 times as fast as in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 75 Mbps (2026) · Spain: 324 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Spain have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Spain: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
81% of people in Spain live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Spain: 81% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Spain has 130 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Spain: 130 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Spain’s railway network is 4.4 times as long as the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Spain: 15,963 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Spain fly 187 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Spain: 1.91 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of the DR Congo, but only 38% of Spain
DR Congo: 61.5% (2024) · Spain: 38.2% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Spain emits 85 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Spain: 4.6 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 56% in Spain
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Spain: 55.9% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 4.1 times as much fine dust as in Spain
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Spain: 10 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Spain: 0.7 per 100k (2023)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 3.8 times as deadly as in Spain
DR Congo: 23.7 per 100k (2023) · Spain: 6.2 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 10.0 °C warmer than Spain
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 14.8°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 2.2 times as much rain as Spain
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Spain: 665 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 Spain?
The DR Congo is larger. Spain fits inside the DR Congo 4.6 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Spain?
The DR Congo has 2.3 times as many people as Spain (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Spain?
People in Spain live 22 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 83.9 in Spain.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Spain?
Men in Spain are 7.5 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
