Democratic Republic of the Congo is a country in Middle Africa with a population of about 84M, with Kinshasa as its capital. GDP per capita (PPP) is $1,821 and life expectancy is 62.1 years. STATLAS gives Democratic Republic of the Congo a quality-of-life score of 19/100, a modeled cost-of-living index of 83 (world median = 100). Below you'll find 114 cities and dozens of indicators covering economy, health, education, environment and infrastructure.
42 indicators from 3 open data sources. Click any metric for detail, trends and rankings.
| Cost of living index index | 83.3 | Modeled |
| PPP conversion factor LCU / int'l $ · 2024 | 1,006.64 | Measured |
| Price level vs USA index | 36.2 | Modeled |
| Female labor participation % · 2025 | 61.8% | Measured |
| GDP (total) US$ · 2024 | $71B | Measured |
| GDP growth % / yr · 2024 | 6.1% | Measured |
| GDP per capita US$ · 2024 | $649 | Measured |
| GDP per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $1,821 | Measured |
| GNI per capita (PPP) int'l $ · 2024 | $1,760 | Measured |
| Government debt % GDP · 2022 | 14.9% | Measured |
| Gini index index · 2020 | 44.7 | Measured |
| Inflation rate % · 2016 | 2.9% | Measured |
| International tourist arrivals visitors / yr · 2016 | 351,000 | Measured |
| Unemployment rate % · 2025 | 4.4% | Measured |
| Quality of life index index | 19.2 | Modeled |
| Health expenditure % GDP · 2023 | 3.7% | Measured |
| Hospital beds / 1,000 · 2006 | 0.8 | Measured |
| Infant mortality / 1,000 births · 2024 | 56.4 | Measured |
| Life expectancy years · 2024 | 62.1 | Measured |
| Physicians / 1,000 · 2022 | 0.21 | Measured |
| Under-5 mortality / 1,000 · 2024 | 89.7 | Measured |
| Fertility rate births / woman · 2024 | 5.98 | Measured |
| Land area km² | 2.3M | Measured |
| Net migration people · 2025 | -27,309 | Measured |
| Population people · 2024 | 84M | Measured |
| Population density / km² · 2023 | 46.7 | Measured |
| Population growth % / yr · 2024 | 3.2% | Measured |
| Urban population % · 2024 | 44.7% | Measured |
| Education spending % GDP · 2022 | 2.8% | Measured |
| Literacy rate % · 2023 | 68.5% | Measured |
| Secondary enrollment % · 2023 | 55.5% | Measured |
| Tertiary enrollment % · 2020 | 6.4% | Measured |
| Fixed broadband / 100 · 2024 | 0.0 | Measured |
| Internet users % · 2024 | 19.7% | Measured |
| Mobile subscriptions / 100 · 2024 | 58.5 | Measured |
| Drinking water access % · 2024 | 35.7% | Measured |
| Electricity access % · 2023 | 22.1% | Measured |
| Sanitation access % · 2024 | 16.3% | Measured |
| Air pollution (PM2.5) µg/m³ · 2020 | 26.6 | Measured |
| CO₂ emissions per capita t / person · 2024 | 0.06 | Measured |
| Forest area % · 2023 | 54.2% | Measured |
| Renewable energy % · 2021 | 96.3% | Measured |
Democratic Republic of the Congo has a modeled cost-of-living index of 83, where the world median is 100. That makes it cheaper than the global median.
STATLAS rates the quality of life in Democratic Republic of the Congo at 19 out of 100, combining income, health, safety, environment and connectivity.
STATLAS has data for 114 cities in Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Sources: World Bank Open Data, GeoNames, STATLAS Modeled Index. Indices labeled “modeled” are STATLAS estimates — see our methodology.