Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre

Democratic Republic of Congo
29,557 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Madagascar
27,277 current US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
194th
Madagascar rank
195th

GDP (current US$), per square kilometre over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Madagascar
010.0k20.0k30.0k197019962023

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 29,557 current US$ per square kilometre against 27,277 current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 2,280 current US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 194th and Madagascar ranks 195th of 210 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1970s 4,269 current US$ per square kilometre 3,470 current US$ per square kilometre 798.98 current US$ per square kilometre Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 4,424 current US$ per square kilometre 7,062 current US$ per square kilometre 2,638 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
1990s 3,183 current US$ per square kilometre 6,913 current US$ per square kilometre 3,729 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2000s 6,002 current US$ per square kilometre 11,689 current US$ per square kilometre 5,687 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2010s 15,779 current US$ per square kilometre 21,017 current US$ per square kilometre 5,238 current US$ per square kilometre Madagascar
2020s 26,119 current US$ per square kilometre 25,181 current US$ per square kilometre 938.02 current US$ per square kilometre Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (current us$), per square kilometre, Democratic Republic of Congo or Madagascar?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 29,557 current US$ per square kilometre against 27,277 current US$ per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in gdp (current us$), per square kilometre between Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
2,280 current US$ per square kilometre, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar rank globally for gdp (current us$), per square kilometre?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 194th and Madagascar ranks 195th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 21 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-current-us-per-square-kilometre-2/congo-dem-rep/madagascar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/compare/gdp-current-us-per-square-kilometre-2/congo-dem-rep/madagascar/">Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: GDP (current US$), per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
GDP (current US$), per square kilometre
Unit
current US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
210 places, 9,850 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

GDP (current US$) 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.