General information
| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Region: | Central Africa | North America |
| Area: | 342,000 km² | 9,831,510 km² |
| Official language: | French | English |
| Government form: | Presidential republic | Federal presidential republic |
| Independent since: | 1960 n.Chr. | 1776 n.Chr. |
| Capital: | Brazzaville | Washington, D.C. |
Population
| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Population: | 5,518,000 | 329,484,000 |
| Inhabitants/km²: | 16.1 | 33.5 |
| Life expectancy males: | Ø 63 years | Ø 76 years |
| Life expectancy females: | Ø 66 years | Ø 81 years |
| Average age: | Ø 18.8 years | Ø 37.4 years |
| Birthrate: | 32.40 ‰ | 11.40 ‰ |
| Deathrate: | 6.61 ‰ | 8.70 ‰ |
| Migrationrate: | -0.90 ‰ | 3.03 ‰ |
Quality of life
Values from 0 (bad) to 100 (very good)Visit also: Explanations and country ranking on quality of life (in german only)
| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Political stability: | 38 | 74 |
| Civil rights: | 13 | 83 |
| Health: | 25 | 74 |
| Climate: | 43 | 64 |
| Cost of Living: | 43 | 16 |
| Popularity: | 34 | 72 |
Economy
| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Currency: | Congolais Franc (1 CDF = 100 Centimes) | US Dollar (1 USD =100 Cents) |
| Unemployment rate: | 10.3 % | 8.3 % |
| Inflation rate: | 2.21 % | 1.23 % |
| Commercial taxes and contributions: | 54.30 % | 36.60 % |
| Average income: | 1,830 US$ | 65,910 US$ |
| Corruption index: | 19 (very bad) | 67 (moderate) |
| COG: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross domestic product: | 10,885 M US$ | 1.97 M US$ | 20,936,600 M US$ | 63.54 M US$ |
| Gross national product: | 10,112 M US$ | 1.83 M US$ | 21,640,511 M US$ | 65.68 M US$ |
| Exported goods: | 4,596 M US$ | 0.83 M US$ | 2,127,248 M US$ | 6.46 M US$ |
| Imported goods: | 7,286 M US$ | 1.32 M US$ | 2,808,955 M US$ | 8.53 M US$ |
Infrastructure
| COG: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roadways: | 23,324 km | 4.23 km | 6,586,610 km | 19.99 km |
| Railways: | 510 km | 0.09 km | 293,564 km | 0.89 km |
| Waterways: | 1,120 km | 0.20 km | 41,009 km | 0.12 km |
| Harbours: | 11 | 0.002 | 3,673 | 0.011 |
| Airports: | 27 | 0.005 | 13,513 | 0.041 |
Energy balance
| COG: total | per 1000 inh. | USA: total | per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy consumption: | 912.00 m kWh | 165,274.52 kWh | 3,902.00 bn kWh | 11.84 m kWh |
| Energy production: | 1.70 bn kWh | 307,352.61 kWh | 4,095.00 bn kWh | 12.43 m kWh |
| Energy export: | 22.00 m kWh | 3,986.89 kWh | 9.70 bn kWh | 29,424.79 kWh |
| Energy imports: | 18.00 m kWh | 3,262.00 kWh | 72.72 bn kWh | 220,708.66 kWh |
| CO2 emissions: | 3.22 m t | 583.54 t | 4.98 bn t | 15,118.48 t |
Telecommunication
| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| International dialing: | +242 | +1 |
| Internet domain: | .cg | .us |
| COG total | COG per 1000 inh. | USA total | USA per 1000 inh. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landlines: | 17,000 | 3 | 107,281,000 | 326 |
| Mobile phones: | 5,000,000 | 906 | 404,577,000 | 1228 |
| Internet server: | 45 | 0 | 505,000,000 | 1533 |
| Internet users: | 465,414 | 84 | 286,441,830 | 869 |
Healthcare system
| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospital beds per 1000 pop.: | 1.60 | 2.90 |
| Physicians per 1000 inh.: | 0.12 | 2.59 |
| Diabetes: | 6.0 % | 10.8 % |
| HIV: | 2.50 % | 0.22 % |
| Tuberculosis: | 3.7 % | 0.0 % |
| Tuberculosis cure rate: | 62.0 % | 79.0 % |
| Smokers: | 16.1 % | 25.1 % |
Climate
Detailed info for: Congo and United States| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Daytime temperatures: | 30.6 °C | 18.8 °C |
| Nighttime temperatures: | 21.0 °C | 7.3 °C |
| Rel. humidity: | 83 % | 67 % |
| Rain days: | 8.3 | 7.1 |
| Sunshine hours per day: | 5.0 | 7.2 |
Native languages
| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| English: | n/a | 82.1 % |
| Kongo: | 51.5 % | n/a |
| Teke: | 17.3 % | n/a |
| Spanish: | n/a | 10.7 % |
| French: | 4.6 % | 0.7 % |
| Punu: | 2.9 % | n/a |
| Sango: | 2.6 % | n/a |
| Mboshi: | 2.4 % | n/a |
| Chinese: | n/a | 0.9 % |
| German: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Italian: | n/a | 0.6 % |
| Tagalog: | n/a | 0.4 % |
| Korean: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Polish: | n/a | 0.3 % |
| Vietnamese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Japanese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Portuguese: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| Russian: | n/a | 0.2 % |
| other: | 18.7 % | 2.6 % |
Religions
| Congo | United States | |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity: | 79.0 % | 78.5 % |
| nondenominational: | 11.3 % | n/a |
| Jewry: | n/a | 1.8 % |
| Sikhism: | n/a | 1.6 % |
| Islam: | 1.6 % | 1.1 % |
| Hinduism: | n/a | 1.0 % |
| Buddhism: | n/a | 0.7 % |
| other: | 8.1 % | 15.3 % |