IndicatorCODCongo, Dem. Rep.Sub-Saharan Africa
Governance
Civil liberties index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.42rank #112Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Control of Corruption0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)18rank #191Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deliberative democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.21rank #105Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Egalitarian democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.16rank #122Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Freedom of expression index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.6rank #90Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Government Effectiveness0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)18.1rank #199Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Human rights index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.42rank #112Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Military spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)1.4%rank #89Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Participatory democracy index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.2rank #103Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Political Stability & Absence of Violence0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)28.3rank #202Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Regulatory Quality0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)32.9rank #187Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of Law0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)31.2rank #197Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Rule of law index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.11rank #142Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem electoral democracy0-1Our World in Data0.31rank #100Data 2025 · Status unspecified
V-Dem liberal democracy0-1Our World in Data0.12rank #124Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Voice & Accountability0-100 percentileWorld Bank (WGI)35.6rank #162Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women in parliament% seatsWorld Bank (WDI)12.8%rank #145Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Women's political empowerment index (V-Dem)0-1Our World in Data0.55rank #117Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Economy
Agricultural employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)58.5%rank #14Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)8.9%rank #64Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Annual working hours per workerhoursOur World in Data1,841rank #78Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Capital stock per worker2017 US$ per workerPenn World Table10,743.6rank #165Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Current account balance% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)-4.3%rank #102Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Employment-to-population ratio%ILOSTAT61.4%rank #62Data 2026 · Status unspecified
External debt stocks% GNIWorld Bank (WDI)18.3%rank #13Data 2024 · Status unspecified
FDI net inflows% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.1%rank #92Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDPcurrent US$World Bank (WDI)91.03Brank #80Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP growth%World Bank (WDI)5.8%rank #36Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita (nominal)current US$World Bank (WDI)806.8rank #179Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GDP per capita, PPP2021 intl $World Bank (WDI)1,640.6rank #180Data 2025 · Status unspecified
GNI per capita (PPP)2021 intl $UNDP (HDRO)1,431rank #188Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Government expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)12.4%rank #104Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Gross capital formation% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)31.7%rank #15Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Gross savings% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)28.7%rank #25Data 2025 · Status unspecified
High-technology exports% manuf. exportsWorld Bank (WDI)0.2%rank #151Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Human capital indexindexPenn World Table1.7rank #133Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Industry value added% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)39.7%rank #14Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Inflation%World Bank (WDI)2.9%rank #120Data 2016 · Status unspecified
Labour force participation rate%ILOSTAT64.2%rank #72Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Personal remittances received% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)3.6%rank #47Data 2025 · Status unspecified
R&D expenditure% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)0.41%rank #63Data 2015 · Status unspecified
Researchers in R&Dper millionWorld Bank (WDI)10.1rank #90Data 2015 · Status unspecified
Tax revenue% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)10.7%rank #104Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Trade openness% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)87.3%rank #61Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment% labor forceWorld Bank (WDI)4.4%rank #72Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Unemployment rate (ILO modelled)%ILOSTAT4.5%rank #72Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable employment% employmentWorld Bank (WDI)81.5%rank #173Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment% ages 15-24World Bank (WDI)7.8%rank #48Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth unemployment rate (ILO modelled)% ages 15-24ILOSTAT7.8%rank #48Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Trade
Exports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)43.4%rank #51Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Imports of goods & services% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)43.9%rank #63Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise exportscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)32.1Brank #68Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Merchandise importscurrent US$World Bank (WDI)28.1Brank #76Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Health
Basic drinking water access% popWorld Bank (WDI)35.7%rank #172Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Basic sanitation access% popWorld Bank (WDI)16.3%rank #173Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Child mortalityper 100Our World in Data9rank #149Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Daily caloric supply per capitakcalOur World in Data2,014.8rank #172Data 2023 · Status unspecified
DTP3 immunization coverage%UNICEF65%rank #34Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Health spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)3.7%rank #162Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Infant mortalityper 1k birthsWorld Bank (WDI)56.4rank #141Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life expectancyyearsWorld Bank (WDI)62.1rank #205Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Maternal mortalityper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)427rank #105Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Measles immunization% childrenWorld Bank (WDI)55%rank #39Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Measles (MCV1) immunization coverage%UNICEF55%rank #39Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Overweight prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF3.8%rank #5Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Physiciansper 1kWorld Bank (WDI)0.21rank #96Data 2022 · Status unspecified
PM2.5 air pollution exposureug/m3World Bank (WDI)35.8rank #170Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Road traffic deathsper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)34.9rank #132Data 2019 · Status unspecified
Smoking prevalence% adultsWorld Bank (WDI)12.3%rank #36Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Stunting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF44.7%rank #24Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Suicide mortality rateper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)8.8rank #113Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Tuberculosis incidenceper 100kWorld Bank (WDI)377rank #138Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Under-5 mortality rateper 1k birthsUNICEF89.7rank #188Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Undernourishment% popWorld Bank (WDI)39.5%rank #82Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Wasting prevalence (under 5)%UNICEF7.2%rank #16Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Education
Adult literacy%World Bank (WDI)68.5%rank #30Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Education spending% GDPWorld Bank (WDI)2.8%rank #126Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Expected years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)10.9rank #160Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Mean years of schoolingyearsUNDP (HDRO)7.4rank #135Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary completion rate% relevant ageWorld Bank (WDI)75.7%rank #118Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Primary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)117.6%rank #12Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Secondary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)55.5%rank #130Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Tertiary enrollment% grossWorld Bank (WDI)6.4%rank #128Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Demography
Crude birth rateper 1,000World Bank (WDI)40.9rank #5Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Fertility ratebirths/womanWorld Bank (WDI)6rank #3Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Median age of populationyearsUN WPP15.8rank #212Data 2023 · Estimate
Net migration rateper 1,000UN WPP-0.14rank #102Data 2023 · Estimate
PopulationpeopleWorld Bank (WDI)112.83Mrank #15Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Population growth%World Bank (WDI)3.2%rank #10Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Projected life expectancy in 2050 (medium)yearsUN WPP65.9rank #205Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Projected population in 2050 (medium)thousandsUN WPP218,246.1rank #8Data 2050 · Projection / forecast
Total age dependency ratioper 100 working-ageUN WPP96.7rank #5Data 2023 · Estimate
Urban population%World Bank (WDI)45.1%rank #150Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Climate
CO₂ emissionstOur World in Data5.9Mrank #132Data 2024 · Status unspecified
CO₂ per capitatOur World in Data0.05rank #205Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access% popWorld Bank (WDI)22.5%rank #75Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% generationEmber0%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from hydro% generationEmber84.2%rank #13Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from solar% generationEmber15.8%rank #21Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from wind% generationEmber0%rank #104Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electric power consumptionkWh per capitaWorld Bank (WDI)127rank #140Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Forest area% landWorld Bank (WDI)61.5%rank #29Data 2024 · Status unspecified
GHG emissions per capitatCO2e per capitaClimate Watch2.5rank #44Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Power-sector CO2 intensitygCO2/kWhEmber27.6rank #6Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable electricity%Our World in Data100%rank #1Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Renewable energy share%World Bank (WDI)96.3%rank #1Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Total GHG emissions incl. LULUCFMtCO2eClimate Watch260.5rank #158Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Energy
Electricity access, rural% rural popWorld Bank (WDI)1%rank #80Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity access, urban% urban popWorld Bank (WDI)55%rank #62Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Electricity from coal% of outputWorld Bank (WDI)0%rank #1Data 2021 · Status unspecified
Energy use per capitakg oil eq.World Bank (WDI)401.5rank #129Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Environment
Capture fisheries productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)265,975rank #54Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Freshwater withdrawals% internal resourcesWorld Bank (WDI)0.08%rank #5Data 2022 · Status unspecified
Terrestrial protected areas% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)14.9%rank #100Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Agriculture
Agricultural land% land areaWorld Bank (WDI)16.2%rank #161Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Aquaculture productiontonnesWorld Bank (WDI)5,790rank #98Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Cereal yieldkg per hectareWorld Bank (WDI)871.8rank #163Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Food production index2014-16 = 100World Bank (WDI)122.3rank #52Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Technology
Fixed telephone subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)0rank #144Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Mobile subscriptionsper 100 peopleWorld Bank (WDI)58.5rank #148Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Secure internet serversper 1M peopleWorld Bank (WDI)9.7rank #208Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Society
Asylum seekerspeopleUNHCR168,421rank #170Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Extreme poverty% popWorld Bank (WDI)85.3%rank #35Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Female labor participation%World Bank (WDI)61.8%rank #39Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Fixed broadband subscriptionsper 100World Bank (WDI)0.03rank #149Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Gender Development IndexratioUNDP (HDRO)0.89rank #91Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gender Inequality Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.6rank #143Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Gini indexindexWorld Bank (WDI)44.7rank #59Data 2020 · Status unspecified
Human Development Index0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.52rank #138Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Inequality-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.34rank #125Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Internally displaced personspeopleUNHCR5.67Mrank #36Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Internet users% popWorld Bank (WDI)19.7%rank #170Data 2024 · Status unspecified
Life satisfaction0-10Our World in Data3.8rank #137Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Planetary pressures-adjusted HDI0-1UNDP (HDRO)0.52rank #106Data 2023 · Status unspecified
Poverty gap at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.31rank #185Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $2.15/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.69rank #151Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $3.65/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.87rank #183Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Poverty headcount at $6.85/dayproportion (0-1)World Bank (PIP)0.96rank #204Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Refugees hosted (by country of asylum)peopleUNHCR503,732rank #18Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Refugees originating (by country of origin)peopleUNHCR1.18Mrank #170Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Youth NEET rate%ILOSTAT30%rank #151Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Risk
Battle-related deaths (state-based)deaths/yearUCDP4,525rank #38Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Deaths in armed conflictsdeathsOur World in Data29,291rank #51Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.3rank #70Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Human hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)10rank #69Data 2026 · Status unspecified
INFORM risk score0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8rank #62Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.2rank #66Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of infrastructure coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.1rank #66Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Lack of institutional coping capacity0-10EC JRC (INFORM)8.2rank #61Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Natural hazard & exposure0-10EC JRC (INFORM)4rank #27Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Organized-violence deaths (total)deaths/yearUCDP9,172rank #51Data 2025 · Status unspecified
Socio-economic vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.3rank #66Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerability0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.6rank #60Data 2026 · Status unspecified
Vulnerable groups0-10EC JRC (INFORM)7.9rank #67Data 2026 · Status unspecified