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🇨🇬 Congo

Republic of the Congo

COG CG Fr Central African CFA franc (XAF)

Every statistic we track for Congo — 100 indicators, each with its latest value and world rank. Open the interactive profile →

GDP per capita (PPP)

$6,712

#149 of 191

Life expectancy

61.5 yrs

#161 of 188

Happiness score

4.46

#122 of 147

Liberal democracy

0.12

#136 of 179

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📈 Economy

Account Ownership 55.6% #100/139 2024
Bank Account Ownership 55.6% #100/139 2024
Current Account Balance -6% #148/190 2026
Debit Card Ownership 5.4% #132/140 2024
Digital Payments Usage 54.2% #44/97 2024
Exchange Rate (per US$) 606.4 #28/197 2024
Extreme Poverty 0% #90/237 2023
Fiscal Balance 0.4% #23/189 2026
GDP (current US$) 17 #141/190 2026
GDP (PPP) 44.8 #136/191 2026
GDP per Capita 2,554 #153/190 2026
GDP per Capita (Long Run) 4,188 #126/165 2022
GDP per Capita (PPP) 6,712 #149/191 2026
GDP per Capita Growth 0.5% #176/184 2019
Government Debt 91.3% #25/185 2026
Income per Person 5,737 #113/183 2018
Income per Person 5,737 #113/183 2018
Inflation (CPI) 2.8% #124/191 2026
Labour Productivity (GDP per hour) (PWT) 7.2 #108/130 2023
Made a Digital Payment 14.2% #124/144 2017
Mobile Money Account 51.6% #17/80 2024
Real GDP Growth 2.8% #98/191 2026
Share of World GDP (PPP) 0% #132/191 2026
Total GDP (Long Run) 23,679,011,891 #139/165 2022

👥 Demographics

Fertility Rate (WB) 4.1 #24/217 2024
Median Age 18.7 #211/235 2026
Population 4.3 #126/229 2013
Population 6.7 #104/191 2026
Population Density 19.4 #204/235 2026
Refugees by Country of Origin 13,134 #58/195 2025
Urban Population 63.9% #107/213 2024

🌐 Connectivity

Access to Electricity 51.3% #193/214 2023
Internet Users 47.3% #147/182 2024
Mobile Subscriptions 93.6 #150/209 2022
Read News Online 19.6% #65/75 2024

🫀 Health

Adult Obesity 11.4% #160/199 2022
Alcohol Consumption per Capita 3.9 #120/207 2022
Child Mortality (under-5) 3.9 #39/199 2024
Health Spending (QoG) 2.2% #186/189 2022
Hypertension Prevalence 39.8% #82/194 2019
Infant Mortality (QoG) 27.6 #52/191 2023
Life Expectancy 61.5 #161/188 2013
Life Expectancy 65.4 #152/186 2020
Suicide Rate 11.2 #58/185 2021
Tobacco Use Prevalence 15.5% #104/167 2022
Undernourishment 26.4% #13/166 2023
Universal Health Coverage Index 45 #175/195 2023

🎓 Education

Education Spending (QoG) 3.3% #66/112 2023
Mean Years of Schooling 6.7 #116/146 2020

🌱 Environment

CO₂ per Capita (WB) 1.3 #130/203 2024
Energy Use per Person 576 #116/149 2023
Renewable Electricity 20.9% #117/195 2024

🏛️ Governance

Civil Liberties (V-Dem) 0.3 #147/179 2025
Clean Elections (V-Dem) 0.1 #155/179 2025
Control of Corruption (QoG) -1.4 #180/192 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index 23 #151/179 2024
Corruption Perceptions Index (QoG) 23 #150/177 2024
Deliberative Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #135/179 2025
Egalitarian Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #160/179 2025
Electoral Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #134/179 2025
Freedom House Status (QoG) 3 #15/193 2024
Freedom in the World Score 17 #165/196 2024
Freedom of Expression (V-Dem) 0.4 #137/179 2025
Gender Equality (V-Dem) 0.5 #159/179 2025
Government Effectiveness (QoG) -1.1 #174/192 2024
Judicial Constraints on Executive (V-Dem) 0.2 #137/179 2025
Liberal Democracy (V-Dem) 0.1 #136/179 2025
Military Spending 1.3% #93/150 2025
Participatory Democracy (V-Dem) 0.2 #118/179 2025
Perceived Democracy (Afrobarometer) 25.9% #36/39 2023
Political Corruption (V-Dem) 0.8 #23/179 2025
Press Freedom (RSF) (QoG) 62.6 #68/173 2024
Rule of Law (V-Dem) 0.2 #145/179 2025
Support for Democracy (Afrobarometer) 69.2% #20/39 2023
Trust in the President (Afrobarometer) 45.3% #22/39 2023
Voice & Accountability (QoG) -1.3 #166/192 2024

📰 Media & news

Press Freedom Index 61.2 #67/177 2026

🛡️ Safety

Homicide Rate 5.8 #78/204 2023
Road Traffic Deaths 8.4 #134/195 2021

⚠️ Risk & resilience

Climate Seen as a Threat 73.4% #127/142 2023
Confident Can Protect Family 52.4% #48/142 2023
Disaster Exposure (WRI) 0.6 #116/193 2025
Experienced a Disaster 27.8% #64/142 2023
Experienced Discrimination (Skin Colour) 10.1% #45/139 2023
INFORM Risk Index 5.8 #30/191 2025
Resilience to Risk (WRP) 43.5 #126/141 2023
World Risk Index 4.3 #96/193 2025
Worry About Violent Crime 79.3% #32/142 2023

😊 Wellbeing

Happiness (Cantril Ladder) 4.5 #122/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Freedom 0.8 #118/146 2025
Happiness Driver: GDP 1.3 #114/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Generosity 0.1 #104/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Healthy Life Expectancy 0.4 #121/146 2025
Happiness Driver: Low Corruption 0.1 #68/147 2025
Happiness Driver: Social Support 0.6 #141/147 2025
Human Development Index 0.6 #138/193 2023

🧭 Attitudes & values

Believe Vaccines Are Effective 91.5% #23/143 2018
Believe Vaccines Are Safe 75.2% #82/143 2018
Trust in Science 50.1% #134/143 2018
Trust in Scientists 33.1% #140/143 2018

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