DR Congo vs South Africa

DR Congo has a live population of about 117,496,143 (#15 in the world) and South Africa about 65,655,199 (#24), so DR Congo has 1.8 times as many people as South Africa. DR Congo is growing at 3.1% a year and South Africa at 1.1%.

By area DR Congo is larger: 2,344,860 km² against 1,219,090 km², which gives population densities of 50.1 people per km² in DR Congo and 53.9 in South Africa.

DR Congo's economy is worth $91.03B (2025) and South Africa's $427.18B (2025); per person that is $807 in DR Congo versus $6,598 in South Africa, so the average South Africa resident produces 8.2 times as much.

Life expectancy is 62.1 years in DR Congo and 66.3 in South Africa; women have 6 children on average in DR Congo compared with 2.2 in South Africa; the median age is 15.9 versus 28.9 years.

45.1% of DR Congo's people live in cities against 63.8% in South Africa; 19.7% use the internet in DR Congo and 78.4% in South Africa; CO₂ emissions per person are 0.1 t in DR Congo and 6.9 t in South Africa.