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Middle Africa · sovereign state

Congo

Republic of the Congo

Capital
Brazzaville
Languages
French, Kikongo, Lingala
Currency
Central African CFA franc
People
6.48 million (2025)
Neighbours
5
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Congo

  • 2nd highest working hours 2,534 hours · #2 of 130 · 2023
  • 7th lowest fixed broadband download speed 25 Mbps · #7 of 197 · 2026
  • 7th highest unemployment 19.9% · #7 of 186 · 2025

Surprising facts about the Congo

The comparisons that stand out most against its neighbours, its region and the world median.

Picked for surprise among the Congo’s neighbours, its region and the world median.

The Congo among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where the Congo sits between the lowest and the highest value in the world; “See it” opens the full visual against the world median. Higher is not automatically better.

World twins

The countries most like the Congo across 12 indicators (GDP/person, Life exp., Median age, Fertility, Urban, Internet, Schooling, CO₂/person, Density, Temperature, Happiness, Obesity). Each indicator is standardised and compared by average distance; a resemblance, not a score.

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