Democratic Republic of Congo

Country info

Population:

61.7 million (UN Development Programme (UNDP), 2007).

Average life expectancy:

46 years (UNDP, 2007). UK: 79 years (UNDP Human Development Report, 2009).

Average per capita income:

US$281 (purchasing power parity (PPP)) (World Development Indicators (WDI), 2006). UK: US$33,800 (PPP) (WDI, 2007).