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Congo vs United States: Compare Statistics

Side-by-side comparison of 108 key metrics across economy, population, geography, and more — latest data through 2026.

Congo
cog
Leads on 37 of 108 metrics
United States
usa
Leads on 66 of 108 metrics

Summary

Comparing Congo and United States: Congo leads on Electricity Installed Capacity (591,500) against United States (1.09); Congo leads on Oil Exports (211,800) against United States (1.92); Congo leads on Oil Production (302,200) against United States (9.69). Across 108 compared metrics, Congo wins on 37 and United States wins on 66.

  • Communications: 6 metrics compared
  • Economy: 45 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🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Internet Usage Rate by Country (% of Population)38.38 %93.14 %★
Internet Userspercent of population: 38% (2023 est.)percent of population: 93% (2023 est.)
Press Freedom Index Score60.58 points65.49 points★
Radios341,000★575
Televisions33,000★219
Waterways1,12041,009★

Economy

45 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Agriculture Value Added as a Share of GDP by Country1.40B $350.60B $★
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by Country in Current US Dollars18.23B $32.95T $★
Central Bank Discount Rate (%)4.25 %★0.5 %
Coal Revenue00.2★
Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate (%)14.6 %★4.1 %
Current Health Expenditure (% of GDP)2.1 % of GDP16.9 % of GDP★
Ease of Doing Business Index39.592★
Electricity Consumption912★3.9
Electricity Exports22★9.7
Electricity from Fossil Fuels6470★
Electricity from Hydroelectric Plants36★7
Electricity from Nuclear Fuels09★
Electricity from Other Renewables014★
Electricity Imports1872.72★
Electricity Installed Capacity591,500★1.09
Electricity Production1.74.1★
Energy Consumption per Capita (USD)7.35 USD per capita278.47 USD per capita★
Gini Index Coefficient48.9★41.5
Gross Fixed Investment45.2★12.9
Gross National Saving19.5★18.9
Industrial Production Growth Rate (%)0.3 %3.25 %★
Inflation Rate (Consumer Prices)3.1 %2.9 %★
Military Expenditures (% of GDP)1.2 % of GDP3.2 % of GDP★
Natural Gas Consumption1.39767.6★
Natural Gas Exports089.7★
Natural Gas Imports086.15★
Natural Gas Production1.39772.8★
Natural Gas Proved Reserves90.61★0
Oil Consumption11,000★19.15
Oil Exports211,800★1.92
Oil Imports2,832★10.27
Oil Production302,200★9.69
Oil Proved Reserves1.620.68★
Population Below Poverty Line40.9 people15.1 people★
Public Debt128.7114.8★
Real GDP Growth Rate (USD)2.6 USD2.8 USD★
Refined Petroleum Products Consumption17,000★19.96
Refined Petroleum Products Exports5,766★5.22
Refined Petroleum Products Imports7,162★2.18
Refined Petroleum Products Production15,760★20.3
Remittances0.3★0
Revenue from Forest Resources3.17★0.04
Share of population in poverty ($3 a day)39.221★
Taxes and Other Revenues6.510.6★
Unemployment Rate19.7 %4.2 %★

Environment

5 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Annual CO₂ Emissions Growth (abs)565,497-14.29M★
Carbon Dioxide Emissions2.66★4.8
Population Distributionthe population is primarily located in the south, in and around the capital of Brazzaville, as shown in this population distribution maplarge urban clusters are spread throughout the eastern half of the US (particularly the Great Lakes area, northeast, east, and southeast) and the western-tier states; mountainous areas such as the Rocky Mountains and Appalachians, deserts in the southwest
Total Renewable Groundwater Resources by Country122 Cubic meters per year1,383 Cubic meters per year★
Total Renewable Water Resources832★3.07

Geography

6 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Percentage of land area by degree of urbanization0.26 %2.11 %★
Above-Ground Biomass in Forest (tonnes/ha)198.8★94.67
Agricultural land106,838.2 sq. km4.17M sq. km★
Coastline Length (km)169 km19,924 km★
Dam capacity per capita1.34 cubic meters per inhabitant2,113 cubic meters per inhabitant★
Irrigated Land20234,782★

Government

4 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Rule of Law Index by Country21.22 %88.3 %★
Administrative Divisions1550★
Independence15★4
Suffrage Participation Rate1818

Health

9 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Diabetes Prevalence (% of Population)8.113.7★
Health Expenditure (% of GDP)3.9 % of GDP16.6 % of GDP★
HIV/AIDS Adult Prevalence Rate3.8 %NA
Hospital Bed Density1.6 people/sq km2.9 people/sq km★
Maternal Mortality Ratio (%)241 %17 %★
Mean Age at First Birth19.627.5★
Obesity Adult Prevalence Rate (%)9.6 %★36.2 %
People Living With HIV/AIDS110,000NA
Underweight Children Under 512.30.4★

Military and Security

1 metric
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Total Armed Forces Personnel (PPP)12,0001.40M★

People and Society

29 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Currently married (Percent)50.14 %51.38 %★
Human Capital Index0.430.72★
Life expectancy at birth68.74 years83.22 years★
Median age of population18.67 years38.79 years★
Population Change156,545 persons2.26M persons★
Population density19.42 per sq. km★38.15 per sq. km
Total population6.64M persons349.13M persons★
Academic Freedom Index0.260.4★
Birth Rate (%)28.34 %★10.75 %
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate30.1 %73.9 %★
Death Rate (%)4.64 %★8.76 %
Education Expenditure (% of GDP)3.3 % of GDP5.4 % of GDP★
Female population of reproductive age1.61M persons78.56M persons★
Labor Force Participation Rate2.56174.17★
Learning-adjusted years of school5 years11.07 years★
Length of paid parental leave for mother0 days183.4 days★
Major Urban Areas Population2.64 people18.94 people★
Mean Male Height (cm)167.45177.13★
Military Manpower at Military Age20★18
Military Service Age and Obligation18★17
Percentage of population by degree of urbanization91.92 %★74.52 %
Physician Density0.17 people/sq km3.68 people/sq km★
Population Growth Rate2.36 %★0.45 %
Population living in slums67.37 %★0.05 %
Total deaths39,514.9 persons★2.87M persons
Total demand for family planning (Percent)56.57 %65.73 %★
Total fertility rate3.99 per woman★1.61 per woman
Total net-migration-1,953.8 persons1.49M persons★
Under-five mortality rate36.62 per live births5.52 per live births★

Transportation

3 metrics
Metric🇨🇬 Congo🇺🇸 United StatesShare
Air Travel Trips Per Capita (PPP)0.12.06★
Airports5616,116★
Civil Air Travel48,252★

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