Congo vs Zambia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt)

Congo
69,338 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Zambia
92,104 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
in 2022
Congo rank
150th
Zambia rank
147th

Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre (Bolt) over time

  • Congo
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 92,104 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 69,338 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Congo, a difference of 22,766 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Congo's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Congo ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 147th of 164 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 5 and Zambia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 7,093 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 8,165 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 1,072 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 11,311 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 10,787 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 524.05 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Congo
1980s 22,812 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 11,676 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 11,136 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Congo
1990s 29,267 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 15,650 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 13,617 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Congo
2000s 48,887 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 32,784 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 16,103 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Congo
2010s 78,555 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 75,080 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 3,475 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Congo
2020s 67,753 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 88,757 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre 21,004 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre, Congo or Zambia?
Zambia, at 92,104 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre against 69,338 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre in Congo as of 2022.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Congo and Zambia?
22,766 international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 150th and Zambia ranks 147th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per square kilometre
Unit
international-$ in 2011 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 9,284 data points, 1961–2022
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.