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

Congo
112,673 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
95,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre
in 2023
Congo rank
162nd
Zambia rank
164th

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

  • Congo
  • Zambia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k196119922023

How they compare

Congo currently reports 112,673 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 95,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Zambia, a difference of 17,012 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Zambia ahead.

Congo ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 164th of 181 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 6 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 8,934 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 12,556 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 3,622 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 17,012 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 16,061 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 950.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Congo
1980s 23,060 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 17,653 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5,407 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Congo
1990s 20,793 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 15,533 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 5,259 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Congo
2000s 42,042 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 35,148 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 6,895 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Congo
2010s 94,114 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 78,826 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 15,288 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Congo
2020s 109,368 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 85,504 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre 23,865 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre Congo

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?
Congo, at 112,673 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre against 95,661 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre between Congo and Zambia?
17,012 international-$ in 2021 prices per square kilometre, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per square kilometre?
Congo ranks 162nd and Zambia ranks 164th of 181 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 2021 prices per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
181 places, 9,758 data points, 1961–2023
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.