Capital

Demokratische Republik Kongo

name: Kinshasa geographic coordinates: 4 19 S, 15 18 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) etymology: founded as a trading post in 1881 and named Leopoldville in honor of King Leopold II of the Belgians, who controlled the Congo Free State, the vast central African territory that became the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1960; in 1966, Leopoldville was renamed Kinshasa, after a village of that name that once stood near the site note: the DRC has two time zones

Nigeria

name: Abuja

geographic coordinates: 9 05 N, 7 32 E

time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

etymology: Abuja is a planned capital city, it replaced Lagos in 1991; situated in the center of the country, Abuja takes its name from a nearby town, now renamed Suleja

Citizenship

Demokratische Republik Kongo

citizenship by birth: no citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of the Democratic Republic of the Congo dual citizenship recognized: no residency requirement for naturalization: 5 years

Nigeria

citizenship by birth: no

citizenship by descent only: at least one parent must be a citizen of Nigeria

dual citizenship recognized: yes

residency requirement for naturalization: 15 years

Regierungstyp

Demokratische Republik Kongo

semi-presidential republic

Legal system

Demokratische Republik Kongo

civil law system primarily based on Belgian law, but also customary and tribal law

Nigeria

mixed legal system of English common law, Islamic law (in 12 northern states), and traditional law

Suffrage

Demokratische Republik Kongo

18 years of age; universal and compulsory

Nigeria

18 years of age; universal

Area

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 2,344,858 sq km land: 2,267,048 sq km water: 77,810 sq km

Nigeria

total: 923,768 sq km

land: 910,768 sq km

water: 13,000 sq km

Land use

Demokratische Republik Kongo

agricultural land: 11.4% (2011 est.) arable land: 3.1% (2011 est.) / permanent crops: 0.3% (2011 est.) / permanent pasture: 8% (2011 est.) forest: 67.9% (2011 est.) other: 20.7% (2011 est.)

Nigeria

agricultural land: 78% (2018 est.)

arable land: 37.3% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 7.4% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 33.3% (2018 est.)

forest: 9.5% (2018 est.)

other: 12.5% (2018 est.)

Location

Demokratische Republik Kongo

Central Africa, northeast of Angola

Nigeria

Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Benin and Cameroon

Age structure

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0-14 years: 41.25% (male 17,735,697 /female 17,446,866) 15-24 years: 21.46% (male 9,184,871 /female 9,117,462) 25-54 years: 30.96% (male 13,176,714 /female 13,225,429) 55-64 years: 3.63% (male 1,472,758 /female 1,625,637) 65 years and over: 2.69% (male 974,293 /female 1,321,297) (2018 est.)

Nigeria

0-14 years: 40.69% (male 47,978,838/female 45,940,446)

15-64 years: 55.95% (male 64,923,147/female 64,241,948)

65 years and over: 3.36% (2023 est.) (male 3,635,334/female 4,123,030)

Birth rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

32.8 births/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Nigeria

34 births/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Death rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

9.40

Nigeria

8.5 deaths/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Languages

Demokratische Republik Kongo

French (official), Lingala (a lingua franca trade language), Kingwana (a dialect of Kiswahili or Swahili), Kikongo, Tshiluba

Nigeria

English (official), Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo (Ibo), Fulani, over 500 additional indigenous languages

Life expectancy at birth

Demokratische Republik Kongo

58.10

Nigeria

total population: 61.8 years (2023 est.)

male: 59.9 years

female: 63.8 years

Major urban areas - population

Demokratische Republik Kongo

13.171 million KINSHASA (capital), 2.305 million Mbuji-Mayi, 2.281 million Lubumbashi, 1.335 million Kananga, 1.167 million Kisangani, 973,000 Bukavu (2018)

Nigeria

15.946 million Lagos, 4.348 million Kano, 3.875 million Ibadan, 3.840 million ABUJA (capital), 3.480 million Port Harcourt, 1.905 million Benin City (2023)

Median age

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 18.8 years male: 18.6 years female: 19 years (2018 est.)

Nigeria

total: 19.2 years (2023 est.)

male: 18.9 years

female: 19.4 years

Mother's mean age at first birth

Demokratische Republik Kongo

19.9 years (2013/14 est.)

Nigeria

20.4 years (2018 est.)

note: data represents median age at first birth among women 25-49

Net migration rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

-0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2018 est.)

Nigeria

-0.2 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2023 est.)

Population distribution

Demokratische Republik Kongo

urban clusters are spread throughout the country, particularly in the northeast along the boarder with Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi; the largest city is the capital, Kinshasha, located in the west along the Congo River; the south is least densely populated

Nigeria

largest population of any African nation; significant population clusters are scattered throughout the country, with the highest density areas being in the south and southwest as shown in this population distribution map

Population growth rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2.33% (2018 est.)

Nigeria

2.53% (2023 est.)

Total fertility rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

4.54 children born/woman (2018 est.)

Nigeria

4.57 children born/woman (2023 est.)

Urbanization

Demokratische Republik Kongo

rate of urbanization: 4.53% annual rate of change (2015-20 est.)

Nigeria

urban population: 54.3% of total population (2023)

rate of urbanization: 3.92% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)

Education expenditures

Demokratische Republik Kongo

1.50

Nigeria

0.5% of GDP (2013)

School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

female: 9 years (2013)

Country Comparison :: GDP - real growth rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

3.40

Country Comparison :: Gross national saving

Demokratische Republik Kongo

11.50

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

-0.9% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

Nigeria

-1.8% (of GDP) (2017 est.)

GDP (purchasing power parity)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$68,600,000,000

Industrial production growth rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

1.60

Nigeria

-0.47% (2021 est.)

Country Comparison :: Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Demokratische Republik Kongo

8.7

Country Comparison :: GDP - per capita (PPP)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$800

Country Comparison :: Labor force

Demokratische Republik Kongo

31,360,000

Labor force

Demokratische Republik Kongo

31,360,000

Nigeria

65.116 million (2021 est.)

Population below poverty line

Demokratische Republik Kongo

63% (2014 est.)

Nigeria

40.1% (2018 est.)

Unemployment rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

NA

Nigeria

9.79% (2021 est.)

9.71% (2020 est.)

8.53% (2019 est.)

Unemployment, youth ages 15-24

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 8.7% male: 11.3% female: 6.8% (2012 est.)

Country Comparison :: Public debt

Demokratische Republik Kongo

18.10

Public debt

Demokratische Republik Kongo

18.10

Nigeria

21.8% of GDP (2017 est.)

19.6% of GDP (2016 est.)

Country Comparison :: Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

41.50

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

Demokratische Republik Kongo

41.50

Nigeria

16.95% (2021 est.)

13.25% (2020 est.)

11.4% (2019 est.)

Country Comparison :: Central bank discount rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20.00

Central bank discount rate

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20.00

Country Comparison :: Exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$10,980,000,000

Exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$10,980,000,000

Nigeria

$50.856 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$39.937 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$69.927 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Exports - partners

Demokratische Republik Kongo

China 41.4%, Zambia 22.7%, South Korea 7.2%, Finland 6.2% (2017)

Nigeria

India 16%, Spain 12%, United States 6%, France 6%, China 5% (2021)

Country Comparison :: Imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$10,820,000,000

Imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

$10,820,000,000

Nigeria

$66.107 billion (2021 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$72.178 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

$100.82 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars

Imports - partners

Demokratische Republik Kongo

China 19.9%, South Africa 18%, Zambia 10.4%, Belgium 9.1%, India 4.3%, Tanzania 4.2% (2017)

Nigeria

China 36%, India 8%, Netherlands 7%, United States 7%, Belgium 4% (2021)

Country Comparison :: Electricity - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

9,046,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - consumption

Demokratische Republik Kongo

7,430,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

422,000,000

Country Comparison :: Electricity - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20,000,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

19,160

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20,000

Country Comparison :: Crude oil - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2015 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Natural gas - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

2017 est.

Country Comparison :: Telephones - mobile cellular

Demokratische Republik Kongo

35,270,156

Country Comparison :: Internet users

Demokratische Republik Kongo

3,016,000

Country Comparison :: Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Demokratische Republik Kongo

1,000

Country Comparison :: Airports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

198

Country Comparison :: Railways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

4,007

Country Comparison :: Roadways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

152,373

Country Comparison :: Waterways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

15,000

Airports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

198

Nigeria

54 (2021)

Broadband - fixed subscriptions

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 1,000 (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: less than 1 (2017 est.)

Nigeria

total: 65,313 (2020 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 0.03 (2020 est.)

Crude oil - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20,000

Crude oil - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0 bbl/day (2015 est.)

Crude oil - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

19,160 bbl/day (2017 est.)

Electricity - consumption

Demokratische Republik Kongo

7,430,000,000

Electricity - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

422,000,000

Electricity - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

20,000,000

Electricity - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

9,046,000,000

Internet users

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 3.016 million (July 2016 est.)

Nigeria

total: 115.5 million (2021 est.)

percent of population: 55% (2021 est.)

Natural gas - exports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0

Natural gas - imports

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Natural gas - production

Demokratische Republik Kongo

0 cu m (2017 est.)

Railways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total: 4,007 km (2014) narrow gauge: 3,882 km 1.067-m gauge (858 km electrified) (2014) 125 1.000-m gauge

Nigeria

total: 3,798 km (2014)

standard gauge: 293 km (2014) 1.435-m gauge

narrow gauge: 3,505 km (2014) 1.067-m gauge

note: as of the end of 2018, there were only six operational locomotives in Nigeria primarily used for passenger service; the majority of the rail lines are in a severe state of disrepair and need to be replaced

Roadways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

152,373

Nigeria

total: 195,000 km (2017)

paved: 60,000 km (2017)

unpaved: 135,000 km (2017)

Telephones - fixed lines

Demokratische Republik Kongo

total subscriptions: NA (2017 est.) subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: NA (2017 est.)

Nigeria

total subscriptions: 106,385 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: (2021 est.) less than 1

Telephones - mobile cellular

Demokratische Republik Kongo

35,270,156

Nigeria

total subscriptions: 195,128,265 (2021 est.)

subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 91 (2021 est.)

Waterways

Demokratische Republik Kongo

15,000

Nigeria

8,600 km (2011) (Niger and Benue Rivers and smaller rivers and creeks)

Disputes - international

Demokratische Republik Kongo

heads of the Great Lakes states and UN pledged in 2004 to abate tribal, rebel, and militia fighting in the region, including northeast Congo, where the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC), organized in 1999, maintains over 16,500 uniformed peacekeepers; members of Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army forces continue to seek refuge in Congo's Garamba National Park as peace talks with the Uganda Government evolve; the location of the boundary in the broad Congo River with the Republic of the Congo is indefinite except in the Pool Malebo/Stanley Pool area; Uganda and DRC dispute Rukwanzi Island in Lake Albert and other areas on the Semliki River with hydrocarbon potential; boundary commission continues discussions over Congolese-administered triangle of land on the right bank of the Lunkinda River claimed by Zambia near the DRC village of Pweto; DRC accuses Angola of shifting monuments

Nigeria

Nigeria-Benin: none identified

Nigeria-Cameroon: Joint Border Commission with Cameroon reviewed 2002 ICJ ruling on the entire boundary and bilaterally resolved differences, including June 2006 Greentree Agreement that immediately ceded sovereignty of the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon with a phaseout of Nigerian control within two years while resolving patriation issues; demarcation of the Bakassi Peninsula and adjoining border areas should be finalized in 2022; as Lake Chad’s evaporation exposed dry land, only Nigeria and Cameroon have heeded the Lake Chad Commission's admonition to ratify the delimitation treaty which also includes the Chad-Niger and Niger-Nigeria boundaries

Nigeria-Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea: the ICJ ruled on an equidistance settlement of Cameroon-Equatorial Guinea-Nigeria maritime boundary in the Gulf of Guinea, but imprecisely defined coordinates in the ICJ decision and a sovereignty dispute between Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon over an island at the mouth of the Ntem River all contribute to the delay in implementation

Nigeria-Niger: none identified