Democratic Republic of Congo vs Liberia: Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP

Democratic Republic of Congo
0.0006 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Liberia
0.0006 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Liberia rank
7th

Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Liberia currently reports 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 people per US$ of GDP.

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

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Liberia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 7th of 211 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Liberia Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0012 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Liberia
1970s 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP Liberia
1980s 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP 0.001 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Liberia
1990s 0.0021 people per US$ of GDP 0.0049 people per US$ of GDP 0.0027 people per US$ of GDP Liberia
2000s 0.0017 people per US$ of GDP 0.0014 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp, Democratic Republic of Congo or Liberia?
Liberia, at 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp between Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
0 people per US$ of GDP, with Liberia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Liberia rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Liberia ranks 7th of 211 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of GDP
Unit
people per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
211 places, 11,717 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Number of people living in urban and rural areas divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.