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Last European coloniser: France · Largest religious group: Christians. These are labels that describe the country, not numbers, so they are never compared with other measures. The numbers behind them, such as population shares, are.

Congo, Rep.

Against lower middle income countries, Congo, Rep. ranks 10th of 47 on environment and 45th of 47 on labour. Each ranking counts only the countries that report that score, so the totals differ and the two ranks can’t be compared directly. Both compare Congo, Rep. with countries of similar wealth. That is the only kind of ranking that tells you something a ranking by income does not already show.

How it has changed

Every measure Congo, Rep. reports, over all the years it has been published. Pick one. Hover or use the arrow keys to read a year. Gaps in a line are years with no data. They are left open, not filled in.

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Scores by area

Each score averages the measures in one area, such as health. Each measure is first put on a common scale and turned so that higher is always better. Zero is the average country in an average year. One point is a typical gap between countries (a standard deviation), so +1 means about one typical gap above average. These are summaries, not measurements. See how the country scores are built and how the topic scores compare with each other.

ScoreValueRank, all countriesRank, similar incomeMostly income?
Governance score 2025-0.92147 of 17936 of 45moderate +0.53
Health score 2023-0.27143 of 19335 of 47moderate +0.32
Education score 2023+0.12147 of 19924 of 46proxy +0.81
Equality score 2011-1.38152 of 16539 of 44high +0.64
Infrastructure score 2024+0.31158 of 21026 of 47proxy +0.90
Gender score 2024-0.25150 of 18635 of 46moderate +0.37
Environment score 2024+0.7622 of 21310 of 47moderate -0.33
Labour score 2025-1.69193 of 19545 of 47high +0.79

The last column shows how closely each score just tracks national income. The number is its link with GDP per person (the value of everything a country produces, divided by its people), from −1 to +1. A score marked proxy is mostly a measure of how rich the country is. Its rank among all countries says little that GDP per person does not. That is why the rank among similar-income countries sits beside it.

The measures behind them

Every measure reported for Congo, Rep., grouped by area. Some measures have no agreed better direction, such as population growth, inflation and military spending. They are listed here but left out of every score, since there is no fair way to say which way is better. Some names use technical terms: PPP means adjusted for what money buys in each country, HDI is a United Nations score combining life expectancy, schooling and income, and a Gini indexmeasures how unequally income is shared. Each measure’s own page explains it.

crime

Conflict deaths4.64per 100,000 people2025higher is worse
Armed conflict present11 if any conflict, else 02025higher is worse

culture

Religiously unaffiliated5.2%% of population2020no agreed direction
Christian share92.2%% of population2020no agreed direction
Muslim share1.46%% of population2020no agreed direction
Single-parent households9.17%% of households2014no agreed direction
One-person households13.8%% of households2014no agreed direction
Women in a union55.3%% of women aged 15-492015no agreed direction

demography

Median age18.3years2023no agreed direction
Age at childbearing28.6years2023no agreed direction
Population6,484,437people2025no agreed direction
Population growth2.36%% per year2025no agreed direction
Urbanization64.1%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 65+3.06%% of population2025no agreed direction
Population 0-1439.9%% of population2025no agreed direction
Fertility rate4.11births per woman2024no agreed direction
Birth rate30.4per 1,000 people2024no agreed direction
Net migration-2,999people2025no agreed direction
Migrant share of population6.1%% of population2024no agreed direction

economy

HDI0.649index, 0 to 12023higher is better
Inequality-adjusted HDI0.426index, 0 to 12023higher is better
GDP per capita (PPP)$6,194international $2025higher is better
GNI per capita (PPP)$5,151international $2025higher is better
GDP per capita (market)$1,683US$2025higher is better
GDP growth3.08%% per year2025no agreed direction
Inflation2.4%% per year2025no agreed direction
Trade openness91.7%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
FDI inflows3.84%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Tax revenue6.51%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Government consumption14.9%% of GDP2025no agreed direction
Government expense16.1%% of GDP2021no agreed direction
Military spending1.19%% of GDP2024no agreed direction
Employment in agriculture36.4%% of employment2025no agreed direction

education

Primary completion93.9%% of children2025higher is better
Expected schooling12.7years2023higher is better
Mean years of schooling8.32years2023higher is better
Education spending3.34%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Primary enrollment87.9%% gross2023higher is better
Secondary enrollment50.5%% gross2012higher is better
Tertiary enrollment10.4%% gross2023higher is better
Compulsory schooling10years2025no agreed direction
Out of school, primary17.1%% of primary-age children2023higher is worse
Pupil-teacher ratio44.4pupils per teacher2012higher is worse
Researchers127per million people2022higher is better

environment

CO2 per capita1.34t CO2e per capita2024higher is worse
Forest area64.1%% of land area2023higher is better
Agricultural land31.2%% of land area2023no agreed direction
Protected land36.6%% of land area2025higher is better

gender

Gender Inequality Index0.565index, 0 to 12023higher is worse
Gender Development Index0.924ratio of women's HDI to men's2023no agreed direction
Women's political empowerment0.466index (0-1)2025higher is better
Women ministers22.2%% of ministers2024higher is better
Women in parliament14.6%% of seats2025higher is better
Married by 1827.3%% of women aged 20-242015higher is worse

governance

Corruption Perceptions Index23index (0-100, higher = cleaner)2024higher is better
Political rights (FH)7rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Civil liberties (FH)6rating (1-7, 1 = most free)2025higher is worse
Refugees originating223per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Electoral democracy0.243index (0-1)2025higher is better
Liberal democracy0.115index (0-1)2025higher is better
Participatory democracy0.188index (0-1)2025higher is better
Free and fair elections0.076index (0-1)2025higher is better
Regime type1regime category (0-3)2025higher is better
Political corruption0.841index (0-1)2025higher is worse
Freedom of expression0.373index (0-1)2025higher is better
Freedom of association0.433index (0-1)2025higher is better
Political civil liberties0.296index (0-1)2025higher is better
Civil society participation0.566index (0-1)2025higher is better
Birth registration95.9%% of children under 52015higher is better
Control of corruption-1.42index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Rule of law-1.18index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Government effectiveness-1.11index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Regulatory quality-1.15index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Voice and accountability-1.31index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better
Political stability-0.258index (approx. -2.5 to 2.5)2024higher is better

health

Life expectancy66years2024higher is better
Infant mortality27per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Under-5 mortality39.1per 1,000 live births2024higher is worse
Health spending3.3%% of GDP2023no agreed direction
Suicide rate6.71per 100,0002021higher is worse
Basic water access73.5%% of population2021higher is better
Basic sanitation20.6%% of population2021higher is better
Child stunting16.3%% of children under 52024higher is worse
Adolescent fertility108births per 1,000 women aged 15-192024higher is worse
Maternal mortality241per 100,000 live births2023higher is worse
Skilled birth attendance91.2%% of births2015higher is better
Alcohol consumption6.05litres per adult per year2020no agreed direction
Tobacco use16.2%% of adults2024higher is worse
Road traffic deaths29.7per 100,000 population2019higher is worse
Physicians0.173per 1,000 people2022higher is better
DTP3 immunisation78%% of children aged 12-23 months2024higher is better
HIV prevalence3.2%% of adults aged 15-492024higher is worse
Tuberculosis incidence302per 100,000 people2024higher is worse
Premature NCD mortality21.2%% probability, ages 30-702021higher is worse
Anaemia in women46.7%% of women aged 15-492023higher is worse
Out-of-pocket health spending28%% of health spending2023higher is worse
Undernourishment26.4%% of population2023higher is worse
Adult obesity12.2%% of adults2024higher is worse
Health coverage index45index, 0 to 1002023higher is better

inequality

Gini index48.9index (0-100)2011higher is worse
Extreme poverty rate39.2%% of population2011higher is worse

infrastructure

Internet users47.3%% of population2024higher is better
Mobile subscriptions95.5per 100 people2024higher is better
Electricity access53%% of population2024higher is better
Slum share of urban population75.3%% of urban population2022higher is worse
Fixed broadband1.27per 100 people2023higher is better

labor

Unemployment19.9%% of labor force2025higher is worse
Female labor participation65.6%% of women 15+2025no agreed direction
Male labor participation70.1%% of men 15+2025no agreed direction
Vulnerable employment75.9%% of employment2025higher is worse

wellbeing

Life satisfaction4.46score (0-10)2025higher is better

Values are the most recent in 2010–2025, and different measures can come from different years. The year is shown beside each. Nothing here ranks countries by merit. An area score averages whatever measures its publishers happen to collect, and the choice of what to collect is itself a judgement made by someone else. All countries · How the country data works

Countries to compare with Congo, Rep.

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