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Central African Republic vs Congo, Democratic Republic

101 shared metrics.

Central African RepublicLeads in 36

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Congo, Democratic RepublicLeads in 65

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What matters for both sides

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Central African Republic

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Name origin: self-descriptive name specifying the country's location on the continent.

CIA 2026

Geography

Size snapshot: slightly smaller than Texas.

CIA 2026

Congo, Democratic Republic

Quick notes before you compare the numbers.

Identity

Formal name: Democratic Republic of the Congo.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

DR Congo anchors much of the Congo Basin, the world's second-largest tropical rainforest after the Amazon.

UNESCO

Analysis

Congo, Democratic Republic leads in 65 of 101 shared metrics, while Central African Republic leads in 36.

Central African Republic's Broadband Access (%) is 9180.8x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (202 per 100 people vs 0.02 per 100 people).

Central African Republic's High-Tech Exports (%) is 40.6x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (8.3% vs 0.20%).

Central African Republic's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 3.0x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (111.11 gCO2/kWh vs 27.64 gCO2/kWh).

Central African Republic's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.5x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (56% of GDP vs 16% of GDP).

Central African Republic's Health Spending (% GDP) is 1.6x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (10.0% of GDP vs 3.8% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Broadband Access (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

202 per 100 people

Congo, Democratic Republic

0.02 per 100 people

High-Tech Exports (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

8.3%

Congo, Democratic Republic

0.20%

Electricity Carbon IntensityCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

111.11 gCO2/kWh

Congo, Democratic Republic

27.64 gCO2/kWh

Government Debt (% GDP)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

56% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

16% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

10.0% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

3.8% of GDP

Military SpendingCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

2.5% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.2% of GDP

All Metrics

Broadband Access (%)

Central African Republic

202 per 100 people

Congo, Democratic Republic

0.02 per 100 people

918082% higher

High-Tech Exports (%)

Central African Republic

8.3%

Congo, Democratic Republic

0.20%

4058% higher

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Central African Republic

111.11 gCO2/kWh

Congo, Democratic Republic

27.64 gCO2/kWh

302% higher

Government Debt (% GDP)

Central African Republic

56% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

16% of GDP

250% higher

Health Spending (% GDP)

Central African Republic

10.0% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

3.8% of GDP

163% higher

Military Spending

Central African Republic

2.5% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.2% of GDP

105% higher

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Central African Republic

24 days/yr

Congo, Democratic Republic

12 days/yr

100% higher

Official Languages Count

Central African Republic

2.0

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.0

100% higher

Electricity Generation

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

0.14 TWh

Congo, Democratic Republic

15.9 TWh

99% lower

Electric Generating Capacity

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

63.0K kW

Congo, Democratic Republic

3.23M kW

98% lower

Inflation Rate

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

1.5%

Congo, Democratic Republic

41.5%

96% lower

GDP (Nominal)

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

$2,751,494,281.07

Congo, Democratic Republic

$70,962,185,790.71

96% lower

Health Spending Per Capita

Central African Republic

$47.92

Congo, Democratic Republic

$24.39

96% higher

Population

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

5.75M

Congo, Democratic Republic

119.04M

95% lower

Total CO2 Emissions

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

0.34 Mt CO2e

Congo, Democratic Republic

6.2 Mt CO2e

95% lower

Armed Forces Personnel

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

10.0K

Congo, Democratic Republic

134.0K

93% lower

Scientific Publications

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

19.82

Congo, Democratic Republic

237.5

92% lower

Irrigated Land

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

10 km²

Congo, Democratic Republic

110 km²

91% lower

Water Withdrawal

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

0.07 B m³

Congo, Democratic Republic

0.68 B m³

89% lower

Nurses & Midwives

Congo, Democratic Republic

Central African Republic

0.19 per 1k

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.2 per 1k

84% lower

Comparison of Central African Republic and Congo, Democratic Republic across 101 metrics
				Winner
Broadband Access (%)	202 per 100 people	0.02 per 100 people	918082% higher	Central African Republic
High-Tech Exports (%)	8.3%	0.20%	4058% higher	Central African Republic
Electricity Carbon Intensity	111.11 gCO2/kWh	27.64 gCO2/kWh	302% higher	Central African Republic
Government Debt (% GDP)	56% of GDP	16% of GDP	250% higher	Central African Republic
Health Spending (% GDP)	10.0% of GDP	3.8% of GDP	163% higher	Central African Republic
Military Spending	2.5% of GDP	1.2% of GDP	105% higher	Central African Republic
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	24 days/yr	12 days/yr	100% higher	Central African Republic
Official Languages Count	2.0	1.0	100% higher	Central African Republic
Electricity Generation	0.14 TWh	15.9 TWh	99% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Electric Generating Capacity	63.0K kW	3.23M kW	98% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Inflation Rate	1.5%	41.5%	96% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
GDP (Nominal)	$2,751,494,281.07	$70,962,185,790.71	96% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Health Spending Per Capita	$47.92	$24.39	96% higher	Central African Republic
Population	5.75M	119.04M	95% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Total CO2 Emissions	0.34 Mt CO2e	6.2 Mt CO2e	95% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Armed Forces Personnel	10.0K	134.0K	93% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Scientific Publications	19.82	237.5	92% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Irrigated Land	10 km²	110 km²	91% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Water Withdrawal	0.07 B m³	0.68 B m³	89% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Nurses & Midwives	0.19 per 1k	1.2 per 1k	84% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Airports	43	267	84% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Population Density	8.3 /km²	46.66 /km²	82% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Forest Area	222.1K km²	1.23M km²	82% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Spirits Consumption	0.01 L/person/yr	0.05 L/person/yr	76% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
GDP Growth Rate	1.5%	6.1%	76% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Digital Payments Used	9.3% of adults	37.07% of adults	75% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Internet Users (%)	8.0%	31%	74% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Land Area	623.0K km²	2.27M km²	73% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Highest Elevation	1.4K m	5.1K m	72% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Can Raise Emergency Money	27.39% of adults	90.95% of adults	70% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.02 per 100k people	0.01 per 100k people	70% higher	Central African Republic
Exports (% GDP)	15.01% of GDP	48.75% of GDP	69% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.07 per 1k	0.21 per 1k	67% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Seafood Consumption per Person	6.7 kg/person/yr	4.0 kg/person/yr	66% higher	Central African Republic
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	1.5% of GDP	4.1% of GDP	64% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	2.0 sites	5.0 sites	60% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Road Traffic Death Rate	25.9 per 100k	16.3 per 100k	59% higher	Central African Republic
Firms with Female Top Manager	10.22% of firms	22.74% of firms	55% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Capital Elevation	369 m	240 m	54% higher	Central African Republic
Teen Birth Rate	163.09 per 1k	106.88 per 1k	53% higher	Central African Republic
Death Rate	11.04 per 1k	7.4 per 1k	50% higher	Central African Republic
Safe Drinking Water (%)	6.2%	11.87%	48% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Land Border Length	5.9K km	11.0K km	46% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Credit Card Ownership	2.9% of adults	2.0% of adults	43% higher	Central African Republic
Agricultural Land (%)	9.1%	15.48%	41% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Imports (% GDP)	31.42% of GDP	51.8% of GDP	39% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
CO2 Per Capita	0.07 t/person/yr	0.05 t/person/yr	37% higher	Central African Republic
Infant Mortality	60.4 per 1k births	44.5 per 1k births	36% higher	Central African Republic
Education Spending (% GDP)	1.8% of GDP	2.8% of GDP	36% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Firms Making Informal Payments	34.93% of firms	25.91% of firms	35% higher	Central African Republic
Forest Coverage (%)	35.66%	54.19%	34% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Obesity Rate	7.7%	5.8%	33% higher	Central African Republic
Border Neighbors	6.0	9.0	33% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Water Stress (%)	0.05%	0.08%	32% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$1,263.1	$1,821.05	31% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Elderly Population (%)	2.2%	3.1%	30% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Youth Unemployment Rate	10.09% of youth labor force	7.8% of youth labor force	29% higher	Central African Republic
Unemployment Rate	5.9%	4.6%	29% higher	Central African Republic
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	34.43 µg/m³	26.65 µg/m³	29% higher	Central African Republic
Food Waste per Person	132.83 kg/person/yr	102.91 kg/person/yr	29% higher	Central African Republic
Fertility Rate	3.9 children/woman	5.4 children/woman	28% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Child Mortality	92.2 per 1k births	73.2 per 1k births	26% higher	Central African Republic
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	39 per 100 people	53 per 100 people	26% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
GNI Per Capita	$510	$670	24% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	8.2% of GDP	10.66% of GDP	23% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Human Development Index	0.41	0.52	21% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Hypertension Prevalence	41.5% of adults	34.3% of adults	21% higher	Central African Republic
Firms Asked for Bribes	22.64% of firms	28.54% of firms	21% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Corruption Perceptions Index	24 pts	20 pts	20% higher	Central African Republic
Electricity Access (%)	17.6%	22.1%	20% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Birth Rate	31.49 per 1k	38.8 per 1k	19% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Firms Hit by Power Outages	89.28% of firms	77.36% of firms	15% higher	Central African Republic
Sanitation Access (%)	14.04%	16.3%	14% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Beer Consumption	0.50 L/person/yr	0.45 L/person/yr	12% higher	Central African Republic
Women in Parliament (%)	11.43%	13%	12% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Liberal Democracy Index	0.10	0.12	11% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Insufficient Physical Activity	16.53% of adults	14.87% of adults	11% higher	Central African Republic
Dependency Ratio	104.73% of working-age pop.	96.5% of working-age pop.	9% higher	Central African Republic
Median Age	14.3 years	15.8 years	9% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Alcohol Consumption	1.8 L/adult/yr	1.9 L/adult/yr	9% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Life Expectancy	57.4 years	61.9 years	7% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Renewable Energy (%)	90.9%	96.3%	6% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Youth Population (%)	49%	46.03%	6% higher	Central African Republic
Suicide Rate	9.2 per 100k	8.8 per 100k	5% higher	Central African Republic
Political Corruption Index	0.85	0.89	4% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Inequality (Gini)	43	44.7	4% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Electoral Democracy Index	0.29	0.31	4% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	1.4 per 100k	1.4 per 100k	2% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Freedom of Expression Index	0.61	0.60	2% higher	Central African Republic
Women's Political Empowerment	0.56	0.55	1% higher	Central African Republic
Protected Land (%)	14.8%	14.9%	1% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Urban Population (%)	44.12%	44.75%	1% lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Congo, Democratic Republic
Coastline Length	0 km	37 km	ranked lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Solar Electricity Share	0%	15.77%	ranked lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0 per 1M people	0.01 per 1M people	ranked lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
Lowest Elevation	335 m	0 m	ranked higher	Central African Republic
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.8% of GDP	-3.7% of GDP	ranked lower	Congo, Democratic Republic
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked lower	Congo, Democratic Republic

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Analysis

Congo, Democratic Republic leads in 65 of 101 shared metrics, while Central African Republic leads in 36.

Central African Republic's Broadband Access (%) is 9180.8x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (202 per 100 people vs 0.02 per 100 people).

Central African Republic's High-Tech Exports (%) is 40.6x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (8.3% vs 0.20%).

Central African Republic's Electricity Carbon Intensity is 3.0x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (111.11 gCO2/kWh vs 27.64 gCO2/kWh).

Central African Republic's Government Debt (% GDP) is 2.5x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (56% of GDP vs 16% of GDP).

Central African Republic's Health Spending (% GDP) is 1.6x that of Congo, Democratic Republic (10.0% of GDP vs 3.8% of GDP).

Key Comparisons

Broadband Access (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

202 per 100 people

Congo, Democratic Republic

0.02 per 100 people

High-Tech Exports (%)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

8.3%

Congo, Democratic Republic

0.20%

Electricity Carbon IntensityCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

111.11 gCO2/kWh

Congo, Democratic Republic

27.64 gCO2/kWh

Government Debt (% GDP)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

56% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

16% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)Central African Republic leads

Central African Republic

10.0% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

3.8% of GDP

Military SpendingCentral African Republic leads

Central African Republic

2.5% of GDP

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.2% of GDP

Broadband Access (%)

202 per 100 people

0.02 per 100 people

High-Tech Exports (%)

8.3%

0.20%

Electricity Carbon Intensity

111.11 gCO2/kWh

27.64 gCO2/kWh

Government Debt (% GDP)

56% of GDP

16% of GDP

Health Spending (% GDP)

10.0% of GDP

3.8% of GDP

Military Spending

2.5% of GDP

1.2% of GDP

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

24 days/yr

12 days/yr

Official Languages Count

2.0

1.0

Electricity Generation

0.14 TWh

15.9 TWh

Electric Generating Capacity

63.0K kW

3.23M kW

Inflation Rate

1.5%

41.5%

GDP (Nominal)

$2,751,494,281.07

$70,962,185,790.71

Health Spending Per Capita

$47.92

$24.39

Population

5.75M

119.04M

Total CO2 Emissions

0.34 Mt CO2e

6.2 Mt CO2e

Armed Forces Personnel

10.0K

134.0K

Scientific Publications

19.82

237.5

Irrigated Land

10 km²

110 km²

Water Withdrawal

0.07 B m³

0.68 B m³

Nurses & Midwives

0.19 per 1k

1.2 per 1k

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Broadband Access (%)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Government Debt (% GDP)

Health Spending (% GDP)

Military Spending

Minimum Paid Vacation Days

Official Languages Count

Electricity Generation

Electric Generating Capacity

Inflation Rate

GDP (Nominal)

Health Spending Per Capita

Population

Total CO2 Emissions

Armed Forces Personnel

Scientific Publications

Irrigated Land

Water Withdrawal

Nurses & Midwives

Airports

Population Density

Forest Area

Spirits Consumption

GDP Growth Rate

Digital Payments Used

Internet Users (%)

Land Area

Highest Elevation

Can Raise Emergency Money

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Exports (% GDP)

Doctors (per 1,000)

Seafood Consumption per Person

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Road Traffic Death Rate

Firms with Female Top Manager

Capital Elevation

Teen Birth Rate

Death Rate

Safe Drinking Water (%)

Land Border Length

Credit Card Ownership

Agricultural Land (%)

Imports (% GDP)

CO2 Per Capita

Infant Mortality

Education Spending (% GDP)

Firms Making Informal Payments

Forest Coverage (%)

Obesity Rate

Border Neighbors

Water Stress (%)

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Elderly Population (%)

Youth Unemployment Rate

Unemployment Rate

Air Pollution (PM2.5)

Food Waste per Person

Fertility Rate

Child Mortality

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

GNI Per Capita

Tax Revenue (% GDP)

Human Development Index

Hypertension Prevalence

Firms Asked for Bribes

Corruption Perceptions Index

Electricity Access (%)

Birth Rate

Firms Hit by Power Outages