Australia vs Congo: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 107 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Summary

Comparing Australia and Congo: Congo leads on Refined Petroleum Products Consumption (17,000) against Australia (1.18); Congo leads on Radios (341,000) against Australia (25.50); Congo leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (591,500) against Australia (65.56). Across 107 compared metrics, Australia wins on 63 and Congo wins on 36.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 44 metrics compared
  • Environment: 5 metrics compared
  • Geography: 6 metrics compared
  • Government: 4 metrics compared
  • Health: 9 metrics compared
  • Military and Security: 1 metric compared
  • People and Society: 29 metrics compared
  • Transportation: 3 metrics compared

Communications

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)97.06 %38.38 %
Internet Userspercent of population: 97% (2023 est.)percent of population: 38% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score75.15 points60.58 points
Radios25.5341,000
Televisions10.1533,000
Waterways2,0001,120

Economy

44 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country61.53B $1.40B $
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars2.02T $18.23B $
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)3 %4.25 %
Coal Revenue0.780
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)5.24 %14.6 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)9.3 % of GDP2.1 % of GDP
Ease of Doing Business Index7939.5
Electricity Consumption229.4912
Electricity Exports022
Electricity from Fossil Fuels7264
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants1136
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels00
Electricity from Other Renewables170
Electricity Imports018
Electricity Installed Capacity65.56591,500
Electricity Production2431.7
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)223.16 USD per capita7.35 USD per capita
Gini Index Coefficient34.348.9
Gross Fixed Investment28.245.2
Gross National Saving2119.5
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.5 %0.3 %
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.2 %3.1 %
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)2 % of GDP1.2 % of GDP
Natural Gas Consumption45.251.39
Natural Gas Exports67.960
Natural Gas Imports5.780
Natural Gas Production105.21.39
Natural Gas Proved Reserves1.9990.61
Oil Consumption960,80011,000
Oil Exports312,600211,800
Oil Imports731,4002,832
Oil Production549,200302,200
Oil Proved Reserves3.321.6
Population Below Poverty LineNA46.5 people
Public Debt58128.7
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)1.4 USD2.6 USD
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption1.1817,000
Refined Petroleum Products Exports64,1205,766
Refined Petroleum Products Imports619,6007,162
Refined Petroleum Products Production462,50015,760
Remittances0.10.3
Revenue from Forest Resources0.133.17
Taxes and Other Revenues23.66.5
Unemployment Rate4.1 %19.7 %

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)2.42M565,497
Carbon Dioxide Emissions394.652.66
Population Distributionpopulation is primarily located on the periphery, with the highest concentration of people residing in the east and southeast; a secondary population center is located in and around Perth in the west; of the states and territories, New South Wales has, bythe population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville, as shown in this population distribution map
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country72 Cubic meters per year122 Cubic meters per year
Total Renewable Water Resources492832

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.18 %0.26 %
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)83.98198.8
Agricultural land3.67M sq. km106,838.2 sq. km
Coastline Length (km)25,760 km169 km
Dam capacity per capita2,840.49 cubic meters per inhabitant1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant
Irrigated Land19,45020

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Rule of Law Index by Country90.34 %21.22 %
Administrative Divisions615
Independence115
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)7.48.1
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)10.5 % of GDP3.9 % of GDP
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate0.1 %3.8 %
Hospital Bed Density3.9 people/sq km1.6 people/sq km
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)2 %241 %
Mean Age at First Birth28.719.6
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)29 %9.6 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS30,000110,000
Underweight Children Under 5NA12.3

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)60,00012,000

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Currently married (Percent)53.27 %50.14 %
Human Capital Index0.790.43
Life expectancy at birth86.17 years68.74 years
Median age of population38.51 years18.67 years
Population Change266,623.9 persons156,545 persons
Population density3.54 per sq. km19.42 per sq. km
Total population27.23M persons6.64M persons
Academic Freedom Index0.860.26
Birth Rate (%)10.75 %28.34 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate66.9 %30.1 %
Death Rate (%)6.81 %4.64 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)5.1 % of GDP3.3 % of GDP
Female population of reproductive age6.26M persons1.61M persons
Labor Force Participation Rate14.912.56
Learning-adjusted years of school11.59 years5 years
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days0 days
Major Urban Areas Population5.24 people2.64 people
Mean Male Height (cm)179.2167.45
Military Manpower at Military Age1720
Military Service Age and Obligation1718
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization81.69 %91.92 %
Physician Density4.09 people/sq km0.17 people/sq km
Population Growth Rate1.59 %2.36 %
Population living in slums0.03 %67.37 %
Total deaths184,381.4 persons39,514.9 persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)65.29 %56.57 %
Total fertility rate1.63 per woman3.99 per woman
Total net-migration146,184.2 persons-1,953.8 persons
Under-five mortality rate2.81 per live births36.62 per live births

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇦🇺 Australia🇨🇬 CongoShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)3.090.1
Airports2,25756
Civil Air Travelabout 150 major transport aircraft4

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