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🇨🇩 DR Congo vs 🇮🇩 Indonesia

Population difference
172,888,763
112.8M
DR Congo
285.7M
Indonesia
2.5×
Indonesia is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on co₂ emissions, where Indonesia’s figure is 53.1× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
DR Congo
by population · Africa
Indonesia
by population · Asia

Side by Side

Each bar is scaled against the larger of the two values, so the gap is visible rather than only stated.

Population
DR Congo112,832,473
Indonesia285,721,236
Land Areakm²
DR Congo2,267,050 km²
Indonesia1,892,555 km²
Population Density/km²
DR Congo47/km²
Indonesia149/km²
Life Expectancyyears
DR Congo62.1 years
Indonesia71.3 years
GDP per Capita
DR Congo$807
Indonesia$5,060
Urban Population
DR Congo45.1%
Indonesia59.4%

Bars compare magnitude only. A larger value is not a better one — several of these indicators have no better direction, and for others the lower figure is the favourable one.

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Bold marks the larger of the two values — larger is not always better. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

Every indicator published for both DR Congo and Indonesia, side by side
IndicatorDR CongoIndonesiaDR Congo vs Indonesia
Population112,832,47315th of 240285,721,2364th of 2402.5× lower
Annual Growth Rate+3.20%11th of 240+0.79%123rd of 2404.1× higher
Population Density/km²47/km²168th of 240149/km²84th of 2403.2× lower
Land Areakm²2,267,050 km²11th of 2401,892,555 km²14th of 24020% higher
Urban Population45.1%177th of 24059.4%146th of 24024% lower
GDP per Capita$807230th of 240$5,060162nd of 2406.3× lower
GDP Growth+5.8%40th of 210+5.1%48th of 21013% higher
Life Expectancyyears62.1 years228th of 24071.3 years166th of 24013% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman5.98 births per woman3rd of 2402.12 births per woman101st of 2402.8× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00040.9 per 1,0005th of 21315.8 per 1,00099th of 2132.6× higher
Death Rateper 1,0008.4 per 1,00072nd of 2137.6 per 1,00092nd of 21310% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births56.4 per 1,000 live births186th of 19415.2 per 1,000 live births112th of 1943.7× higher
Unemployment Rate4.4%73rd of 1863.2%48th of 18637% higher
Inflation Rate2.9%98th of 1911.9%131st of 19151% higher
Poverty Rate56.2%154th of 1649.0%21st of 1646.2× higher
Gini Index44.7150th of 17034.481st of 17030% higher
Health Spendingof GDP3.7% of GDP162nd of 1922.7% of GDP184th of 19236% higher
Physiciansper 1,0000.21 per 1,000176th of 2060.52 per 1,000150th of 2062.5× lower
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.80 per 1,000167th of 1991.37 per 1,000139th of 19942% lower
Literacy Rate68.5%147th of 17596.0%77th of 17529% lower
Education Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP159th of 2021.3% of GDP195th of 2022.2× higher
School Enrollmentgross, secondary55.5% gross, secondary168th of 20797.2% gross, secondary75th of 20743% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption96.3% of final consumption1st of 21120.2% of final consumption106th of 2114.8× higher
Forest Coverageof land area54.2% of land area41st of 21147.7% of land area56th of 21114% higher
Internet Penetration19.7%192nd of 21172.8%124th of 2113.7× lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people58.5 per 100 people197th of 212122.5 per 100 people82nd of 21252% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births427 per 100,000 live births181st of 193140 per 100,000 live births141st of 1933.0× higher
Military Spendingof GDP1.23% of GDP108th of 1630.78% of GDP135th of 16358% higher
Protected Areasof land area14.9% of land area125th of 21112.0% of land area145th of 21124% higher
Median Ageyears15.8 years235th of 24030.4 years133rd of 24048% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears4.9 years140th of 1489.1 years84th of 14846% lower
Human Development Index0.522170th of 1920.728112th of 19228% lower
Happiness Index/ 103.76/ 10152nd of 1645.62/ 1091st of 16433% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.05 tonnes per capita212th of 2122.87 tonnes per capita113th of 2122.81 tonnes per capita apart
Obesity Rate5.9%188th of 19812.0%155th of 19851% lower

Values are each country’s most recent published observation, so the two sides of a row may be from different years — the country pages show the year for each. Bold marks the larger of the two, which is not always the better one.

Population, 1950–2100

Observed to 2024, then the UN medium-variant projection.

DR CongoIndonesia
0100M200M300M400M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
DR Congo and Indonesia population, 1950 to 2100
SeriesYearValue
DR Congo195012.3M
DR Congo197523M
DR Congo200050.5M
DR Congo2025112.8M
DR Congo2050218.2M
DR Congo2075337.1M
DR Congo2100430.7M
Indonesia195068.8M
Indonesia1975131.8M
Indonesia2000216.1M
Indonesia2025285.7M
Indonesia2050320.7M
Indonesia2075317.7M
Indonesia2100295.5M

Reading This Comparison

Size is not the same as rate

Totals and per-capita measures answer different questions. A country can have a far larger economy and a far lower GDP per capita at the same time — both facts are in the table.

Mind the vintages

Each value is the latest available for that country, which is not always the same year on both sides. For indicators that move slowly this rarely matters; for inflation or GDP growth it can.

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