Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar: 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
Madagascar
0.0005 people per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
9th
Madagascar rank
10th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 10th of 211 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Madagascar Difference Ahead
1960s 0.001 people per US$ of GDP 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0002 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1970s 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1980s 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP 0.0004 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0.0021 people per US$ of GDP 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0013 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2000s 0.0017 people per US$ of GDP 0.0008 people per US$ of GDP 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.0009 people per US$ of GDP 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP 0.0003 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s 0.0007 people per US$ of GDP 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP 0.0001 people per US$ of GDP Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Madagascar?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0.0006 people per US$ of GDP against 0.0005 people per US$ of GDP in Madagascar 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 Madagascar?
0.0001 people per US$ of GDP, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar rank globally for number of people living in urban and rural areas, per unit of gdp?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 9th and Madagascar ranks 10th 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
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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.