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Middle Africa · sovereign state

DR Congo

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Capital
Kinshasa
Languages
French, Kikongo, Lingala, Tshiluba
Currency
Congolese franc
People
113 million (2025)
Neighbours
9
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DR Congo

  • Lowest CO₂ per person 0.1 t · #1 of 203 · 2024
  • Lowest meat supply 3.5 kg · #1 of 189 · 2023
  • Highest extreme poverty ($3.00 a day) 85.3% · #1 of 142 · 2020

Surprising facts about the DR Congo

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

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

The DR Congo among 213 countries & territories

Each dot shows where the DR 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 DR 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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Natural rivals

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About as many people