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🇨🇩 DR Congo vs 🇲🇽 Mexico

Mexico has 19.1M more people — 131,946,900 against 112,832,473. Below, 35 indicators both countries publish, side by side.

🇨🇩 DR Congo
112,832,473
Africa · rank #15 · +3.20%
World Bank, 2025
🇲🇽 Mexico
131,946,900
North America · rank #11 · +0.83%
World Bank, 2025

Every Shared Indicator

35 indicators published for both countries. Ranks are out of the countries that report each indicator.

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.
IndicatorDR CongoMexico
Population112,832,47315th of 240131,946,90011th of 240
Annual Growth Rate+3.20%11th of 240+0.83%119th of 240
Population Density/km²47/km²168th of 24067/km²148th of 240
Land Areakm²2,267,050 km²11th of 2401,943,950 km²13th of 240
Urban Population45.1%177th of 24080.0%66th of 240
GDP per Capita$807230th of 240$13,889109th of 240
GDP Growth+5.8%40th of 210+0.6%184th of 210
Life Expectancyyears62.1 years228th of 24075.3 years123rd of 240
Fertility Ratebirths per woman5.98 births per woman3rd of 2401.89 births per woman120th of 240
Birth Rateper 1,00040.9 per 1,0005th of 21315.5 per 1,000102nd of 213
Death Rateper 1,0008.4 per 1,00072nd of 2136.2 per 1,000148th of 213
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births56.4 per 1,000 live births9th of 19412.1 per 1,000 live births100th of 194
Unemployment Rate4.4%114th of 1862.7%159th of 186
Inflation Rate2.9%98th of 1913.8%72nd of 191
Poverty Rate56.2%10th of 16429.6%55th of 164
Gini Index44.720th of 17042.631st of 170
Health Spendingof GDP3.7% of GDP162nd of 1925.5% of GDP117th of 192
Physiciansper 1,0000.21 per 1,000176th of 2062.59 per 1,00074th of 206
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.80 per 1,000167th of 1991.01 per 1,000155th of 199
Literacy Rate68.5%147th of 17595.6%81st of 175
Education Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP159th of 2024.1% of GDP107th of 202
School Enrollmentgross, secondary55.5% gross, secondary168th of 207103.1% gross, secondary49th of 207
Renewable Energyof final consumption96.3% of final consumption1st of 21113.0% of final consumption127th of 211
Forest Coverageof land area54.2% of land area41st of 21133.6% of land area96th of 211
Internet Penetration19.7%192nd of 21183.1%93rd of 211
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people58.5 per 100 people197th of 212116.5 per 100 people101st of 212
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births427 per 100,000 live births13th of 19342 per 100,000 live births99th of 193
Military Spendingof GDP1.23% of GDP108th of 1630.89% of GDP132nd of 163
Protected Areasof land area14.9% of land area125th of 21115.3% of land area123rd of 211
Median Ageyears15.8 years235th of 24029.6 years141st of 240
Mean Years of Schoolingyears4.9 years140th of 14810.2 years64th of 148
Human Development Index0.522170th of 1920.78980th of 192
Happiness Index/ 103.76/ 10152nd of 1646.97/ 1013th of 164
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.05 tonnes per capita212th of 2123.52 tonnes per capita100th of 212
Obesity Rate5.9%188th of 19837.4%30th of 198

Population, 1950–2100

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

DR CongoMexico
0100M200M300M400M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
DR Congo and Mexico 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
Mexico195027.6M
Mexico197559M
Mexico200098.6M
Mexico2025131.9M
Mexico2050148.9M
Mexico2075146.2M
Mexico2100130.2M

Reading This Comparison

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