DR Congo vs Greenland
DR Congo is 8% larger than Greenland.
DR CongoGreenlandDR Congo moved onto Greenland · Equal-area projection
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DR Congo is 1.08× the area of Greenland.
 DR Congo |  Greenland | |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| AreaDR Congo: 1.08× the area | 2,344,858 km²#11 of 194 | 2,166,086 km² |
| Coastline | Has a coast | Coast, no land border |
| Land neighbours | 9 | 0 |
| People | ||
| PopulationDR Congo: 1,985× the population | 112,832,473#15 of 194 · 2025 | 56,8312025 |
| DensityDR Congo: 1,834× the density | 48 / km²#136 of 194 | 0.03 / km² |
| Urban populationGreenland: 1.96× the urban share | 45%#138 of 192 · 2025 | 89%2025 |
| Fertility rateDR Congo: 3.5× the births per woman | 5.98 per woman#3 of 192 · 2024 | 1.71 per woman2024 |
| Population growthDR Congo: 3.21 points higher | +3.20%#10 of 192 · 2025 | −0.01%2025 |
| Birth rateDR Congo: 3.41× the birth rate | 40.9 per 1,000#5 of 192 · 2024 | 12.0 per 1,0002024 |
| Death rateGreenland: 1.11× the death rate | 8.4 per 1,000#66 of 192 · 2024 | 9.3 per 1,0002024 |
| Children under 15DR Congo: 25.2 points higher | 45.9%#5 of 192 · 2025 | 20.7%2025 |
| People over 65Greenland: 8.4 points higher | 3.1%#166 of 192 · 2025 | 11.5%2025 |
| Net migrationDR Congo: 4.5 per 1,000 higher | −0.2 per 1,000#84 of 192 · 2025 | −4.7 per 1,0002025 |
| Refugees abroad | 10.43 per 1,000#18 of 190 · 2025 | — |
| Health & education | ||
| Life expectancyGreenland: 8.2 years longer | 62.1 years#179 of 192 · 2024 | 70.3 years2024 |
| Infant mortality | 56.4 per 1,000 births#9 of 191 · 2024 | — |
| Doctors | 0.21 per 1,000#147 of 178 · 2022 | — |
| University enrolment | 6.4%#137 of 145 · 2020 | — |
| Human Development Index | 0.522#168 of 190 · 2023 | — |
| Economy | ||
| GNI per capita | $720#177 of 185 · 2025 | — |
| GDPDR Congo: 27.4× the economy | $91.03B2025 | $3.33B2023 |
| Income group | Low income | High income |
| GDP per capita (PPP)Greenland: 41.1× the output per person | $1,920#179 of 184 · 2025 | $78,9062023 |
| GDP growthDR Congo: 4.9 points higher | +5.8%#35 of 187 · 2025 | +0.9%2023 |
| Unemployment | 4.4%#108 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Extreme poverty | 85.3%#1 of 149 · 2020 | — |
| Income inequality (Gini) | 44.7#17 of 149 · 2020 | — |
| Jobs in agriculture | 58.5% of jobs#15 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in industry | 8.0% of jobs#165 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Jobs in services | 33.5% of jobs#160 of 178 · 2025 | — |
| Foreign investment | 2.1% of GDP#89 of 184 · 2025 | — |
| ExportsDR Congo: 2.6 points higher | 43.4% of GDP#59 of 168 · 2025 | 40.8% of GDP2023 |
| Military spending | 1.4% of GDP#93 of 155 · 2025 | — |
| Internet users | 20%#173 of 184 · 2024 | — |
| Mobile subscriptionsGreenland: 2.02× the mobile subscriptions | 59 per 100#177 of 191 · 2024 | 119 per 1002022 |
| Energy & environment | ||
| Forest area | 62% of land#25 of 192 · 2024 | 0% of land2024 |
| CO₂ per personGreenland: 174× the CO₂ per person | 0.06 t a year#180 of 185 · 2024 | 10.4 t a year2024 |
| Renewable energyDR Congo: 84.6 points higher | 96.3%#1 of 190 · 2021 | 11.7%2022 |
| Access to electricityGreenland: 77.5 points higher | 22.5%#186 of 192 · 2024 | 100.0%2024 |
| Air pollution (PM2.5)DR Congo: 22.4× the air pollution | 35.8 µg/m³#31 of 191 · 2023 | 1.6 µg/m³2023 |
| Protected landGreenland: 27.0 points higher | 14.9% of land#117 of 191 · 2025 | 41.9% of land2025 |
| Arable land | 7.3% of land#115 of 190 · 2024 | — |
| Water stress | 0.2%#172 of 176 · 2022 | — |
| Precipitation | 1,543 mm#54 of 180 · 2022 | — |
| Governance & safety | ||
| Political stabilityGreenland: 2.92 higher | −2.13#189 of 193 · 2025 | +0.792025 |
| Control of corruptionGreenland: 2.97 higher | −1.49#182 of 193 · 2025 | +1.482025 |
| Homicide rate | — | 5.4 per 100,0002016 |
| State | ||
| Status | Independent state | Territory of Denmark |
| Government | Semi-presidential republic | Dependent territoryparliamentary democracy (Parliament of Greenland or Inatsisartut) |
| Capital | Kinshasa | Nuuk |
| Currency | Congolese franc (CDF) | Danish krone (DKK) |
| Official languages | French | Greenlandic |
| Traffic drives | On the right | On the right |
| Time zone | UTC+1 · UTC+1 to UTC+2, 2 time zones | UTC−2, summer time UTC−1 · UTC−4 to UTC, 3 time zones |
| Calling code | +243 | +299 |
| Region | Middle Africa, Africa | Northern America, North America |
Area: Wikidata. Population, income, health, economy, environment and governance: World Bank. Human Development Index: UNDP. Government: CIA World Factbook. Ranks among the 194 independent states. All sources
Why the map you grew up with disagrees
On a Mercator map, area grows with distance from the equator. DR Congo sits at about 3° S and is stretched to 1.0× its true area; Greenland at 73° N is stretched to 11.8×. That difference is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it is next to DR Congo. The figure above uses the Equal Earth projection, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
Questions about this pair
- Is DR Congo bigger than Greenland?
- Yes. DR Congo is 8% larger than Greenland. DR Congo covers 2,344,858 km² and Greenland covers 2,166,086 km².
- How many times does Greenland fit into DR Congo?
- About 1.1 times: DR Congo has 1.08× the area of Greenland.
- Why do DR Congo and Greenland look different on Google Maps?
- Web maps use the Mercator projection, which stretches area with distance from the equator. DR Congo is drawn about 1.0× its true area there and Greenland about 11.8×. That is why Greenland looks so much bigger than it really is next to DR Congo. Kartavera uses Equal Earth, where every square kilometre is drawn the same size.
- Which has more people, DR Congo or Greenland?
- DR Congo: 112,832,473 people against 56,831. Density: DR Congo 48 per km², Greenland 0.03 per km².
- Where do people live longer, DR Congo or Greenland?
- In Greenland: life expectancy at birth is 70.3 years, against 62.1 — 8.2 years longer (World Bank, 2024).
- What kind of government do DR Congo and Greenland have?
- By constitution, as the CIA World Factbook describes them — DR Congo: semi-presidential republic; Greenland: dependent territory.