Congo - Kinshasa vs Russia
Congo - Kinshasa vs Russia: Deaths in conflicts
Deaths in conflicts in 2022: 5,228 deaths in Congo - Kinshasa and 70 deaths in Russia, by UCDP estimates. In 2022 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 5,158 deaths, or 75 times that in Russia.
deaths a year · UCDP
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher since 2006, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2022, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 4 and Russia ranked 41 of 198 countries, counting from the highest.
Every year
deaths a year · UCDP
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,228 | 70 |
| 2021 | 3,513 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3,841 | 32 |
| 2019 | 2,385 | 26 |
| 2018 | 2,938 | 36 |
| 2017 | 5,807 | 53 |
| 2016 | 2,142 | 70 |
| 2015 | 759 | 86 |
| 2014 | 1,948 | 182 |
| 2013 | 3,100 | 361 |
| 2012 | 1,630 | 516 |
| 2011 | 418 | 396 |
| 2010 | 1,063 | 476 |
| 2009 | 5,035 | 696 |
| 2008 | 1,697 | 404 |
| 2007 | 817 | 176 |
| 2006 | 323 | 259 |
| 2005 | 289 | 682 |
| 2004 | 661 | 1,300 |
| 2003 | 4,263 | 548 |
| 2002 | 8,012 | 1,484 |
| 2001 | 1,616 | 979 |
| 2000 | 2,968 | 4,318 |
| 1999 | 7,451 | 6,197 |
| 1998 | 7,456 | 0 |
| 1997 | 13,800 | 0 |
| 1996 | 33,060 | 2,763 |
| 1995 | 523 | 1,891 |
| 1994 | 333 | 473 |
| 1993 | 3,337 | 145 |
| 1992 | 67 | 0 |
| 1991 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 147 | 1 |
| 1989 | 28 | 0 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- Soldiers and civilians killed in the year’s armed conflicts fought in the country, by the Uppsala Conflict Data Program’s best estimate.
- Source: Uppsala Conflict Data Program, via Our World in Data.
- Ranks count the 198 countries with a value in 2022, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCongo - Kinshasa: 22 million TIV in 1997Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025