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Congo, Democratic Republic vs Uganda

114 shared metrics.

Congo, Democratic RepublicLeads in 60

vs114 shared

UgandaLeads in 54

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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

Uganda

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Identity

Formal name: Republic of Uganda.

CIA 2026

Curated stat

Uganda's Rwenzori Mountains include Africa's third-highest peak and glaciers near the equator.

UNESCO

Analysis

Congo, Democratic Republic leads in 60 of 114 shared metrics, while Uganda leads in 54.

Congo, Democratic Republic's Forest Area is 54.5x that of Uganda (1.23M km² vs 22.1K km²).

Congo, Democratic Republic's Air Passengers is 52.1x that of Uganda (1.15M vs 21.7K).

Congo, Democratic Republic's Foreign Patents is 26.5x that of Uganda (110 vs 4.0).

Congo, Democratic Republic's Inflation Rate is 11.6x that of Uganda (41.5% vs 3.3%).

Congo, Democratic Republic's Land Area is 10.3x that of Uganda (2.27M km² vs 200.5K km²).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.23M km²

Uganda

22.1K km²

Air PassengersCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.15M

Uganda

21.7K

Foreign PatentsCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

110

Uganda

4.0

Inflation RateCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

41.5%

Uganda

3.3%

Land AreaCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

2.27M km²

Uganda

200.5K km²

0.00 per 100k people

150% higher

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)

Insufficient Physical Activity

Congo, Democratic Republic

14.87% of adults

Uganda

6.2% of adults

138% higher

Population

Congo, Democratic Republic

119.04M

Uganda

50.86M

134% higher

Electric Generating Capacity

Congo, Democratic Republic

3.23M kW

Uganda

1.45M kW

122% higher

Broadband Access (%)

Uganda

Congo, Democratic Republic

0.02 per 100 people

Uganda

202 per 100 people

100% lower

Comparison of Congo, Democratic Republic and Uganda across 114 metrics
				Winner
Forest Area	1.23M km²	22.1K km²	5448% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Air Passengers	1.15M	21.7K	5213% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Foreign Patents	110	4.0	2650% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Inflation Rate	41.5%	3.3%	1158% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Land Area	2.27M km²	200.5K km²	1031% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Airports	267	40	568% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Solar Electricity Share	15.77%	2.9%	438% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Domestic Patents	72	14	414% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Forest Coverage (%)	54.19%	11.04%	391% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Land Border Length	11.0K km	2.7K km	304% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Internet Users (%)	31%	8.9%	246% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Railway Length	4.0K km	1.2K km	222% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Armed Forces Personnel	134.0K	46.0K	191% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Exports (% GDP)	48.75% of GDP	16.76% of GDP	191% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Electricity Generation	15.9 TWh	5.8 TWh	177% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
EV Chargers per 100,000 PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0.01 per 100k people	0.00 per 100k people	150% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Insufficient Physical Activity	14.87% of adults	6.2% of adults	138% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Population	119.04M	50.86M	134% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Electric Generating Capacity	3.23M kW	1.45M kW	122% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Broadband Access (%)	0.02 per 100 people	202 per 100 people	100% lower	Uganda
Imports (% GDP)	51.8% of GDP	25.9% of GDP	100% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Water Stress (%)	0.08%	1.6%	95% lower	Uganda
High-Tech Exports (%)	0.20%	1.9%	90% lower	Uganda
Child Mortality	73.2 per 1k births	38.8 per 1k births	89% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Spirits Consumption	0.05 L/person/yr	0.43 L/person/yr	88% lower	Uganda
Youth Unemployment Rate	7.8% of youth labor force	4.2% of youth labor force	88% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Alcohol Consumption	1.9 L/adult/yr	11.3 L/adult/yr	83% lower	Uganda
Population Density	46.66 /km²	242.65 /km²	81% lower	Uganda
Scientific Publications	237.5	1.2K	81% lower	Uganda
Capital Elevation	240 m	1.2K m	80% lower	Uganda
Border Neighbors	9.0	5.0	80% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Agricultural Land (%)	15.48%	71.89%	78% lower	Uganda
Seafood Consumption per Person	4.0 kg/person/yr	14.77 kg/person/yr	73% lower	Uganda
Government Debt (% GDP)	16% of GDP	53.1% of GDP	70% lower	Uganda
UNESCO World Heritage Sites	5.0 sites	3.0 sites	67% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Smoking Rate	12.2%	7.5%	63% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
ATMs per 100,000 Adults	1.4 per 100k	3.6 per 100k	62% lower	Uganda
Women in Parliament (%)	13%	33.93%	62% lower	Uganda
Tobacco Use Prevalence	12.1% of adults	7.5% of adults	61% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Infant Mortality	44.5 per 1k births	27.6 per 1k births	61% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Death Rate	7.4 per 1k	4.6 per 1k	60% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Suicide Rate	8.8 per 100k	5.5 per 100k	59% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Electricity Access (%)	22.1%	51.5%	57% lower	Uganda
CO2 Per Capita	0.05 t/person/yr	0.13 t/person/yr	57% lower	Uganda
Unemployment Rate	4.6%	2.9%	55% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Electricity Carbon Intensity	27.64 gCO2/kWh	58.52 gCO2/kWh	53% lower	Uganda
Official Languages Count	1.0	2.0	50% lower	Uganda
Mobile Money Accounts	35.12% of adults	67.74% of adults	48% lower	Uganda
Digital Payments Used	37.07% of adults	70.64% of adults	48% lower	Uganda
Nurses & Midwives	1.2 per 1k	2.3 per 1k	47% lower	Uganda
Electricity Use (Per Capita)	130.67 kWh/person	89.87 kWh/person	45% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Health Spending Per Capita	$24.39	$44.15	45% lower	Uganda
GDP Per Capita (PPP)	$1,821.05	$3,273.27	44% lower	Uganda
Urban Population (%)	44.75%	31.28%	43% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Beer Consumption	0.45 L/person/yr	0.77 L/person/yr	42% lower	Uganda
Elderly Population (%)	3.1%	2.2%	41% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Firms Asked for Bribes	28.54% of firms	20.45% of firms	40% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Freedom of Expression Index	0.60	0.43	39% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Mobile Subscriptions (%)	53 per 100 people	83 per 100 people	36% lower	Uganda
Firms Making Informal Payments	25.91% of firms	40.29% of firms	36% lower	Uganda
Military Spending	1.2% of GDP	1.9% of GDP	35% lower	Uganda
GNI Per Capita	$670	$1,020	34% lower	Uganda
Safe Drinking Water (%)	11.87%	18.1%	34% lower	Uganda
GDP (Nominal)	$70,962,185,790.71	$53,911,907,086.15	32% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Sanitation Access (%)	16.3%	23.9%	32% lower	Uganda
FDI Inflows (% GDP)	4.1% of GDP	6.0% of GDP	32% lower	Uganda
Food Waste per Person	102.91 kg/person/yr	151.06 kg/person/yr	32% lower	Uganda
Liberal Democracy Index	0.12	0.17	30% lower	Uganda
Average Weekly Work Hours	33.54 hrs/week	44.44 hrs/week	25% lower	Uganda
Total CO2 Emissions	6.2 Mt CO2e	8.3 Mt CO2e	25% lower	Uganda
Electoral Democracy Index	0.31	0.25	21% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Air Pollution (PM2.5)	26.65 µg/m³	33.81 µg/m³	21% lower	Uganda
Corruption Perceptions Index	20 pts	25 pts	20% lower	Uganda
Minimum Paid Vacation Days	12 days/yr	15 days/yr	20% lower	Uganda
Energy Use (Per Capita)	390.9 kg oil eq/person	482.82 kg oil eq/person	19% lower	Uganda
Tax Revenue (% GDP)	10.66% of GDP	12.97% of GDP	18% lower	Uganda
Adult Literacy Rate	65.69%	79.06%	17% lower	Uganda
Obesity Rate	5.8%	6.9%	16% lower	Uganda
Life Evaluation Score	3.8 pts	4.5 pts	16% lower	Uganda
Women in Senior Management	29.58% of managers	25.57% of managers	16% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Dependency Ratio	96.5% of working-age pop.	84.27% of working-age pop.	15% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Women's Political Empowerment	0.55	0.64	14% lower	Uganda
Health Spending (% GDP)	3.8% of GDP	4.4% of GDP	14% lower	Uganda
Doctors (per 1,000)	0.21 per 1k	0.19 per 1k	11% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Education Spending (% GDP)	2.8% of GDP	2.6% of GDP	11% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Human Development Index	0.52	0.58	10% lower	Uganda
Life Expectancy	61.9 years	68.3 years	9% lower	Uganda
Water Withdrawal	0.68 B m³	0.64 B m³	7% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Protected Land (%)	14.9%	16.1%	7% lower	Uganda
Fertility Rate	5.4 children/woman	5.1 children/woman	7% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Renewable Energy (%)	96.3%	90.9%	6% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Youth Population (%)	46.03%	43.54%	6% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Median Age	15.8 years	16.5 years	5% lower	Uganda
Irrigated Land	110 km²	105 km²	5% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Can Raise Emergency Money	90.95% of adults	95.57% of adults	5% lower	Uganda
Informal Employment Share	97.34% of employed people	94.48% of employed people	3% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Firms Hit by Power Outages	77.36% of firms	79.94% of firms	3% lower	Uganda
Road Traffic Death Rate	16.3 per 100k	16 per 100k	2% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
GDP Growth Rate	6.1%	6.1%	1% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Credit Card Ownership	2.0% of adults	2.0% of adults	1% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Firms with Female Top Manager	22.74% of firms	22.61% of firms	1% higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Political Corruption Index	0.89	0.89	equal	Uganda
Time Zones Count	2.0 time zones	2.0 time zones	equal	Congo, Democratic Republic
Teen Birth Rate	106.88 per 1k	106.95 per 1k	equal	Uganda
Coastline Length	37 km	0 km	ranked higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Coal Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Wind Electricity Share	0%	0%	ranked higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Hypertension Prevalence	34.3% of adults	34.2% of adults	equal	Congo, Democratic Republic
Birth Rate	38.8 per 1k	38.91 per 1k	equal	Uganda
Nobel Laureates Born per Million People	0.01 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
Lowest Elevation	0 m	614 m	ranked lower	Uganda
Highest Elevation	5.1K m	5.1K m	equal	Congo, Democratic Republic
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)	-3.7% of GDP	-6.2% of GDP	ranked higher	Congo, Democratic Republic
McDonald's Outlets per Million PeopleSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors - Open Database License (ODbL)	0 per 1M people	0 per 1M people	ranked higher	Congo, Democratic Republic

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Analysis

Congo, Democratic Republic leads in 60 of 114 shared metrics, while Uganda leads in 54.

Congo, Democratic Republic's Forest Area is 54.5x that of Uganda (1.23M km² vs 22.1K km²).

Congo, Democratic Republic's Air Passengers is 52.1x that of Uganda (1.15M vs 21.7K).

Congo, Democratic Republic's Foreign Patents is 26.5x that of Uganda (110 vs 4.0).

Congo, Democratic Republic's Inflation Rate is 11.6x that of Uganda (41.5% vs 3.3%).

Congo, Democratic Republic's Land Area is 10.3x that of Uganda (2.27M km² vs 200.5K km²).

Key Comparisons

Forest AreaCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.23M km²

Uganda

22.1K km²

Air PassengersCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

1.15M

Uganda

21.7K

Foreign PatentsCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

110

Uganda

4.0

Inflation RateCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

41.5%

Uganda

3.3%

Land AreaCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

2.27M km²

Uganda

200.5K km²

AirportsCongo, Democratic Republic leads

Congo, Democratic Republic

267

Uganda

Forest Area

1.23M km²

22.1K km²

Air Passengers

1.15M

21.7K

Foreign Patents

110

4.0

Inflation Rate

41.5%

3.3%

Land Area

2.27M km²

200.5K km²

Airports

267

Solar Electricity Share

15.77%

2.9%

Domestic Patents

Forest Coverage (%)

54.19%

11.04%

Land Border Length

11.0K km

2.7K km

Internet Users (%)

31%

8.9%

Railway Length

4.0K km

1.2K km

Armed Forces Personnel

134.0K

46.0K

Exports (% GDP)

48.75% of GDP

16.76% of GDP

Electricity Generation

15.9 TWh

5.8 TWh

0.01 per 100k people

0.00 per 100k people

Insufficient Physical Activity

14.87% of adults

6.2% of adults

Population

119.04M

50.86M

Electric Generating Capacity

3.23M kW

1.45M kW

Broadband Access (%)

0.02 per 100 people

202 per 100 people

Congo, Democratic Republic vs Uganda

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Analysis

Key Comparisons

All Metrics

Forest Area

Air Passengers

Foreign Patents

Inflation Rate

Land Area

Airports

Solar Electricity Share

Domestic Patents

Forest Coverage (%)

Land Border Length

Internet Users (%)

Railway Length

Armed Forces Personnel

Exports (% GDP)

Electricity Generation

EV Chargers per 100,000 People

Insufficient Physical Activity

Population

Electric Generating Capacity

Broadband Access (%)

Imports (% GDP)

Water Stress (%)

High-Tech Exports (%)

Child Mortality

Spirits Consumption

Youth Unemployment Rate

Alcohol Consumption

Population Density

Scientific Publications

Capital Elevation

Border Neighbors

Agricultural Land (%)

Seafood Consumption per Person

Government Debt (% GDP)

UNESCO World Heritage Sites

Smoking Rate

ATMs per 100,000 Adults

Women in Parliament (%)

Tobacco Use Prevalence

Infant Mortality

Death Rate

Suicide Rate

Electricity Access (%)

CO2 Per Capita

Unemployment Rate

Electricity Carbon Intensity

Official Languages Count

Mobile Money Accounts

Digital Payments Used

Nurses & Midwives

Electricity Use (Per Capita)

Health Spending Per Capita

GDP Per Capita (PPP)

Urban Population (%)

Beer Consumption

Elderly Population (%)

Firms Asked for Bribes

Freedom of Expression Index

Mobile Subscriptions (%)

Firms Making Informal Payments

Military Spending

GNI Per Capita

Safe Drinking Water (%)

GDP (Nominal)

Sanitation Access (%)

FDI Inflows (% GDP)

Food Waste per Person

Liberal Democracy Index

Average Weekly Work Hours

Total CO2 Emissions

Electoral Democracy Index

Air Pollution (PM2.5)