Land
Size, shape and altitude
How big is it, really?
Uzbekistan fits inside the DR Congo 5.2 times
DR Congo: 2,345,410 km² (2024) · Uzbekistan: 448,923 km² (2024)
How much coast is there?
DR Congo: 37 km (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 0 km (2026 edition)
How high can you climb?
The DR Congo’s highest peak towers 467 m above Uzbekistan’s
DR Congo: 5,110 m (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 4,643 m (2026 edition)
How much of the land is farmed?
Farmland covers 59% of Uzbekistan, versus 16% of the DR Congo
DR Congo: 16.2% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 58.9% (2024)
People
Who lives there, and how closely
How many people live there?
The DR Congo has 3 times as many people as Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 113 million (2025) · Uzbekistan: 37.1 million (2025)
How crowded is it?
Uzbekistan is 70% more densely populated than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 50 per km² (2025) · Uzbekistan: 84 per km² (2025)
How tall are the men?
Men in Uzbekistan are 2.3 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 168.6 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 170.9 cm (2019)
How tall are the women?
Women in Uzbekistan are 4.0 cm taller than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 156.3 cm (2019) · Uzbekistan: 160.3 cm (2019)
How old is the typical person?
The typical person in Uzbekistan is 11 years older than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 15.8 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 26.9 years (2023)
How many children per woman?
Women in the DR Congo have 2.5 more children on average than in Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 5.98 children per woman (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.49 children per woman (2024)
How many people are 65 or older?
6.1% of people in Uzbekistan are 65 or older, versus 3.1% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.1% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.1% (2025)
How many refugees does it host?
The DR Congo hosts 33,084 times as many refugees per resident as Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 4.5 per 1,000 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 0.00013 per 1,000 (2025)
How many Nobel laureates were born there?
The DR Congo has produced 0.1 Nobel laureates per 10 million people, Uzbekistan none
DR Congo: 0.1 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 0 (2026)
How many official languages?
The DR Congo has 5 official languages, Uzbekistan 2
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 2 (2026)
Money
What an economy looks like per person
How big is the economy?
Uzbekistan’s economy is 62% larger than the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: $91 billion (2025) · Uzbekistan: $147 billion (2025)
How much is produced per person?
Uzbekistan produces 7.1 times as much per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: Int$1,920 (2025) · Uzbekistan: Int$13,601 (2025)
How evenly is income shared?
Income is more unequally shared in the DR Congo than in Uzbekistan (Gini 12 points higher)
DR Congo: 44.7 (2020) · Uzbekistan: 32.7 (2025)
How many live on less than $3 a day?
85% of people in the DR Congo live on less than $3 a day, versus 2.3% in Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 85.3% (2020) · Uzbekistan: 2.3% (2025)
How many people are looking for work?
Uzbekistan and the DR Congo are practically level
DR Congo: 4.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 4.6% (2025)
How much goes to the military?
Uzbekistan spends 2.5% of its GDP on the military, the DR Congo 1.4%
DR Congo: 1.4% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 2.5% (2018)
How much does the central government collect in tax?
Uzbekistan and the DR Congo are practically level
DR Congo: 10.7% (2022) · Uzbekistan: 11% (2023)
How expensive is it?
The DR Congo’s price level (US = 100) is 1.4× Uzbekistan’s
DR Congo: 42% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 29% (2025)
Health
Long lives, small beginnings
How much is spent on health?
Uzbekistan spends 8.2 times as much on health per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: $23 (2023) · Uzbekistan: $192 (2023)
How long do people live?
People in Uzbekistan live 10 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 62.1 years (2024) · Uzbekistan: 72.5 years (2024)
How many babies don’t reach their first birthday?
A baby in the DR Congo is 4.4 times as likely to die before turning one as in Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 56.4 per 1,000 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 12.8 per 1,000 (2024)
How many doctors are there?
Uzbekistan has 13 times as many doctors per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.2 per 1,000 (2022) · Uzbekistan: 2.8 per 1,000 (2021)
How many hospital beds are there?
DR Congo: no data · Uzbekistan: 4.9 per 1,000 (2023)
How common is suicide?
The suicide rate in the DR Congo is 2.3 times that in Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 18 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 7.8 per 100k (2023)
How common is obesity?
31% of adults in Uzbekistan are obese, versus 5.9% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 5.9% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30.6% (2024)
How many adults smoke?
16% of adults in Uzbekistan smoke, versus 12% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 12.3% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 16.3% (2024)
Everyday life
Plates, glasses and happiness
How do people rate their lives?
People in Uzbekistan rate their lives 2.52 points higher than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.76 (2025) · Uzbekistan: 6.28 (2025)
How much do people drink?
Adults in Uzbekistan drink 31% more alcohol than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1.6 litres (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2.1 litres (2023)
How much meat is on the menu?
Uzbekistan has 14 times as much meat per person as the DR Congo
DR Congo: 3.5 kg (2023) · Uzbekistan: 47.4 kg (2023)
How much food is there per day?
Uzbekistan has 1,282 kcal more food per person per day than the DR Congo
DR Congo: 2,015 kcal (2023) · Uzbekistan: 3,297 kcal (2023)
How long do people work?
Workers in Uzbekistan put in 258 more hours a year than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 1,841 hours (2023) · Uzbekistan: 2,099 hours (2023)
How long do people go to school?
Adults in Uzbekistan went to school 4.5 years longer than in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 7.4 years (2023) · Uzbekistan: 11.9 years (2023)
How many tourists visit?
Uzbekistan welcomed 42 times as many tourists per resident as the DR Congo (2019)
DR Congo: 0.01 (2019) · Uzbekistan: 0.22 (2024)
How many World Heritage sites?
Uzbekistan has 3 more World Heritage sites than the DR Congo (8 against 5)
DR Congo: 5 (2026) · Uzbekistan: 8 (2026)
How many Olympic medals has it won?
Uzbekistan has won 50 Olympic medals, the DR Congo none
DR Congo: 0 (2026 edition) · Uzbekistan: 50 (2026 edition)
Connected
Online, electrified, urban
How many people are online?
90% of people in Uzbekistan are online, versus 20% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 20% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 90% (2024)
How fast is home internet?
Home internet in Uzbekistan is 2.9 times as fast as in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 75 Mbps (2026) · Uzbekistan: 215 Mbps (2026)
Who has electricity at home?
100% of people in Uzbekistan have electricity, versus 23% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 22.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 100% (2024)
How many live in cities?
51% of people in Uzbekistan live in cities, versus 45% in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 45% (2025) · Uzbekistan: 51% (2025)
How many phones per person?
Uzbekistan has 110 mobile subscriptions per 100 people, the DR Congo 59
DR Congo: 59 (2024) · Uzbekistan: 110 (2024)
How much railway is there?
Uzbekistan’s railway network is 30% longer than the DR Congo’s
DR Congo: 3,641 km (2021) · Uzbekistan: 4,732 km (2021)
How much do they fly?
Airlines from Uzbekistan fly 13 times as many passengers per resident as those from the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.01 (2023) · Uzbekistan: 0.13 (2023)
Planet
Air, forests and energy
How much of the land is forest?
Forest covers 62% of the DR Congo, but only 8.8% of Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 61.5% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 8.8% (2024)
How much CO₂ does each person emit?
The average person in Uzbekistan emits 71 times as much CO₂ as someone in the DR Congo
DR Congo: 0.1 t (2024) · Uzbekistan: 3.8 t (2024)
How green is the power grid?
100% of the DR Congo’s electricity is renewable, versus 19% in Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 100% (2024) · Uzbekistan: 19.4% (2025)
How clean is the air?
The air in the DR Congo carries 37% more fine dust than in Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 41.2 µg/m³ (2024) · Uzbekistan: 30 µg/m³ (2024)
Safety
Measured risk, not vibes
How common is murder?
DR Congo: no data · Uzbekistan: 1.4 per 100k (2021)
How dangerous are the roads?
Roads in the DR Congo are 82% deadlier than in Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 23.7 per 100k (2023) · Uzbekistan: 13 per 100k (2023)
Climate
What the year feels like
How warm is it?
The DR Congo is on average 10.5 °C warmer than Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 24.8°C (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 14.4°C (2016–2025 avg)
How much rain falls?
The DR Congo gets 6.6 times as much rain as Uzbekistan
DR Congo: 1,469 mm (2016–2025 avg) · Uzbekistan: 221 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 Uzbekistan?
The DR Congo is larger. Uzbekistan fits inside the DR Congo 5.2 times.
Which has more people, the DR Congo or Uzbekistan?
The DR Congo has 3 times as many people as Uzbekistan (2025 estimates).
Where do people live longer, the DR Congo or Uzbekistan?
People in Uzbekistan live 10 years longer than in the DR Congo. Life expectancy at birth is 62.1 years in the DR Congo and 72.5 in Uzbekistan.
Are people taller in the DR Congo or Uzbekistan?
Men in Uzbekistan are 2.3 cm taller than in the DR Congo (NCD-RisC, cohort born 2019).
Keep duelling
DR Congo vs Angola 
DR Congo vs Burundi 
DR Congo vs Central African Republic 
DR Congo vs Congo 
DR Congo vs Rwanda 
DR Congo vs South Sudan 
Uzbekistan vs Afghanistan 
Uzbekistan vs Kazakhstan 
Uzbekistan vs Kyrgyzstan 
Uzbekistan vs Tajikistan 
Uzbekistan vs Turkmenistan 
The DR Congo vs the world →Uzbekistan vs the world →