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🇨🇩 DR Congo vs 🇹🇷 Turkey

Population difference
26,953,917
112.8M
DR Congo
85.9M
Turkey
31.4%
DR Congo is larger by

35 indicators below, published by both countries and set side by side. They differ most on co₂ emissions, where Turkey’s figure is 108.6× higher.

Indicators compared
35
Published by both countries
DR Congo
by population · Africa
Turkey
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
Turkey85,878,556
Land Areakm²
DR Congo2,267,050 km²
Turkey769,630 km²
Population Density/km²
DR Congo47/km²
Turkey111/km²
Life Expectancyyears
DR Congo62.1 years
Turkey77.4 years
GDP per Capita
DR Congo$807
Turkey$18,599
Urban Population
DR Congo45.1%
Turkey89.5%

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 Turkey, side by side
IndicatorDR CongoTurkeyDR Congo vs Turkey
Population112,832,47315th of 24085,878,55618th of 24031% higher
Annual Growth Rate+3.20%11th of 240+0.42%158th of 2407.6× higher
Population Density/km²47/km²168th of 240111/km²104th of 24058% lower
Land Areakm²2,267,050 km²11th of 240769,630 km²36th of 2402.9× higher
Urban Population45.1%177th of 24089.5%37th of 24050% lower
GDP per Capita$807230th of 240$18,59997th of 240$17,793 apart
GDP Growth+5.8%40th of 210+3.6%93rd of 21060% higher
Life Expectancyyears62.1 years228th of 24077.4 years97th of 24020% lower
Fertility Ratebirths per woman5.98 births per woman3rd of 2401.48 births per woman176th of 2404.0× higher
Birth Rateper 1,00040.9 per 1,0005th of 21311.0 per 1,000135th of 2133.7× higher
Death Rateper 1,0008.4 per 1,00072nd of 2135.7 per 1,000169th of 21348% higher
Infant Mortalityper 1,000 live births56.4 per 1,000 live births186th of 1948.0 per 1,000 live births70th of 1947.0× higher
Unemployment Rate4.4%73rd of 1868.5%137th of 18648% lower
Inflation Rate2.9%98th of 19134.9%7th of 19132.0 points apart
Poverty Rate56.2%154th of 16413.0%33rd of 1644.3× higher
Gini Index44.7150th of 17043.7145th of 1702% higher
Health Spendingof GDP3.7% of GDP162nd of 1924.3% of GDP147th of 19214% lower
Physiciansper 1,0000.21 per 1,000176th of 2062.24 per 1,00082nd of 2062.03 per 1,000 apart
Hospital Bedsper 1,0000.80 per 1,000167th of 1993.05 per 1,00070th of 1993.8× lower
Literacy Rate68.5%147th of 17597.3%61st of 17530% lower
Education Spendingof GDP2.8% of GDP159th of 2023.1% of GDP148th of 2028% lower
School Enrollmentgross, secondary55.5% gross, secondary168th of 207118.4% gross, secondary20th of 20753% lower
Renewable Energyof final consumption96.3% of final consumption1st of 21112.0% of final consumption135th of 2118.0× higher
Forest Coverageof land area54.2% of land area41st of 21129.5% of land area109th of 2111.8× higher
Internet Penetration19.7%192nd of 21189.8%62nd of 2114.6× lower
Mobile Subscriptionsper 100 people58.5 per 100 people197th of 212107.8 per 100 people128th of 21246% lower
Maternal Mortalityper 100,000 live births427 per 100,000 live births181st of 19315 per 100,000 live births57th of 193412 per 100,000 live births apart
Military Spendingof GDP1.23% of GDP108th of 1631.92% of GDP71st of 16336% lower
Protected Areasof land area14.9% of land area125th of 2117.0% of land area172nd of 2112.1× higher
Median Ageyears15.8 years235th of 24033.5 years117th of 24053% lower
Mean Years of Schoolingyears4.9 years140th of 1488.5 years93rd of 14843% lower
Human Development Index0.522170th of 1920.85351st of 19239% lower
Happiness Index/ 103.76/ 10152nd of 1645.30/ 10100th of 16429% lower
CO₂ Emissionstonnes per capita0.05 tonnes per capita212th of 2125.87 tonnes per capita55th of 2125.81 tonnes per capita apart
Obesity Rate5.9%188th of 19830.5%66th of 1985.2× 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 CongoTurkey
0100M200M300M400M19501971199320142036205720792100projected →
Source: UN World Population Prospects 2024. Values from 2025 onward are projections, not observations.
DR Congo and Turkey 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
Turkey195021M
Turkey197541.1M
Turkey200065.4M
Turkey202587.7M
Turkey205091.3M
Turkey207581.6M
Turkey210065.3M

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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