Congo

follow Follow

Country

select Filter
All
Business
Culture
Environment
Health
Politics
Research

Key facts

  • Currency: Central African CFA franc
  • Capital city: Brazzaville
  • Region: Middle Africa
  • Continent: Africa
  • Land area: 341,500 km²
  • Population: 5,970,424
  • Political Leader: Denis Sassou Nguesso (President)

Latest news

Security in Congo's mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says

Read: The Star

2024-03-28

Turkish TIKA sends Ramadan food aid to Congo, Peru, Yemen, Somalia

Read: Daily Sabah

2024-03-26

Congo bringing back death penalty as violence, militant attacks surge

Read: Fox News

2024-03-15

Congo reinstates the death penalty after more than 20 years as it struggles to deal with militants

Read: ABC News

2024-03-15

Congo reinstates the death penalty after more than 20 years as it struggles to deal with militants

Read: The Star

2024-03-15

The return of a mask stolen by Belgium is stoking violence in Congo

Read: The Economist

2024-03-14

At least 250,000 displaced as conflicts rage on in the Congo

Read: Fox News

2024-03-14

Metrics

Business

Central government debt 25.48 % of GDP
Expense 17.80 % of GDP
GDP 15,817,000,000.00 current US$
Inflation 3.04 annual %
Self-employed 75.77 % of total employment
Tax revenue 8.32 % of GDP
Unemployment 20.48 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment 74.54 % of total employment


Environment

Agricultural land 106,780.00 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy 1.43 % of total energy use
Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2) 7,153.90 kt
Electricity production from coal sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources 46.66 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources 53.34 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources 0.00 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric 0.00 % of total
Net energy imports -496.60 % of energy use
Fertility rate 4.17 births per woman
Forest area 219,310 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption 40.48 % of total
Other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 -1,372.30 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Median age 14.30 years
Methane emissions 9,957.26 kt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions 1,610.02 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
Female Population 2,988,624
Male Population 2,981,800
Renewable energy consumption 71.88 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area 340,341.00 km²
Rural population 1,866,593
Urban land area 420.26 km²
Urban population 4,103,831
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters 0.71 % of total population


Health

Birth rate 30.69 per 1,000 people
Death rate 7.06 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita 80.81 current US$
Health expenditure 4.47 % of GDP
Incidence of HIV 2.39 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds 1.60 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth 64 years
Suicide mortality rate 6.50 per 100,000 population


Other

Access to electricity 49.66 % of population
Internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence 27,000
Individuals using the Internet 8.65 % of population
Net migration -1,000
Press freedom 2.17


Politics

Armed forces personnel 12,000
Democracy score 3.31
Democracy type Authoritarian
Military expenditure 1.85 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments 14.57 %


Visualizations

Location on a map

Coordinates: [-1°0′S, 15°0′N]
Make this Notebook Trusted to load map: File -> Trust Notebook

Cities Population In Congo

Congo Historical Agricultural Land

Congo Historical Alternative And Nuclear Energy

Congo Historical Carbon Dioxide Emissions (CO2)

Congo Historical Access To Electricity

Congo Historical Electricity Production From Coal Sources

Congo Historical Electricity Production From Natural Gas Sources

Congo Historical Electricity Production From Hydroelectric Sources

Congo Historical Electricity Production From Nuclear Sources

Congo Historical Electricity Production From Oil Sources

Congo Historical Electricity Production From Renewable Sources, Excluding Hydroelectric

Congo Historical Net Energy Imports

Congo Historical Fertility Rate

Congo Historical Forest Area

Congo Historical Fossil Fuel Energy Consumption

Congo Historical Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions, HFC, PFC And SF6

Congo Historical Internally Displaced Persons, By Conflict And Violence

Congo Historical Individuals Using The Internet

Congo Historical Land Area

Congo Historical Median Age

Congo Historical Methane Emissions

Congo Historical Net Migration

Congo Historical Nitrous Oxide Emissions

Congo Historical Population

Congo Historical Female Population

Congo Historical Male Population

Congo Historical Renewable Energy Consumption

Congo Historical Rural Land Area

Congo Historical Rural Population

Congo Historical Urban Land Area

Congo Historical Urban Population

Congo Historical Urban Population Living In Areas Where Elevation Is Below 5 Meters

Sites Per Inscription Date In Congo

Sites Area In Congo

Sites Per Transboundary In Congo

Wildfires Total Fire Area In Congo

Congo Historical Birth Rate

Congo Historical Death Rate

Congo Historical Health Expenditure Per Capita

Congo Historical Health Expenditure

Congo Historical Incidence Of HIV

Congo Historical Hospital Beds

Congo Historical Life Expectancy At Birth

Congo Historical Suicide Mortality Rate

Country Covid-19 Daily Covid Cases Per Date In Congo

Country Covid-19 Daily Average Number Of Cases Over The Last 7 Days Per Date In Congo

Country Covid-19 Daily Covid Deaths Per Date In Congo

Country Covid-19 Daily Average Number Of Covid Deaths Over The Last 7 Days Per Date In Congo

Companies Per Foundation Year In Congo

Congo Historical Central Government Debt

Congo Historical Expense

Congo Historical GDP

Congo Historical Inflation

Congo Historical Self-employed

Congo Historical Tax Revenue

Congo Historical Unemployment

Congo Historical Vulnerable Employment

Public Companies Per Ceo Gender In Congo

Congo Historical Armed Forces Personnel

Congo Historical Military Expenditure

Congo Historical Proportion Of Seats Held By Women In National Parliaments

Politicians Per Birth Date In Congo

Politicians Per Gender In Congo

Artists Per Birth Date In Congo

Artists Per Gender In Congo

Museums Visitors In Congo

Universities Total Students In Congo

Universities Per Foundation Year In Congo

Datasets

Source

SIPRI, World Bank

Updated: 1 day ago

License

CC BY 4.0

Going further