Congo - Kinshasa vs Rwanda
Congo - Kinshasa vs Rwanda: Temperature
Temperature in 2025: 24.9 °C in Congo - Kinshasa and 20.2 °C in Rwanda, by ERA5 observations. In 2025 the value was higher in Congo - Kinshasa, by 4.7 °C, or 1.23 times that in Rwanda.
°C · ERA5
What the numbers say
- Congo - Kinshasa has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1950.
- In 2025, Congo - Kinshasa ranked 99 and Rwanda ranked 148 of 233 countries, counting from the highest.
- The CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) puts Congo - Kinshasa at 26.9 °C and Rwanda at 21.8 °C in 2100.
Every year
°C · ERA5
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Congo - Kinshasa: CMIP6 historical run, model median | Rwanda | Rwanda: CMIP6 historical run, model median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.9 | 25.1 | 20.2 | 20.1 |
| 2024 | 25.6 | 25.3 | 20.8 | 20.2 |
| 2023 | 24.9 | 25.2 | 20.4 | 20 |
| 2022 | 24.6 | 25.1 | 19.9 | 20 |
| 2021 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 20.1 | 20 |
| 2020 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 20.3 | 20.1 |
| 2019 | 24.7 | 25 | 20.1 | 19.9 |
| 2018 | 24.5 | 25 | 19.7 | 20 |
| 2017 | 24.6 | 25 | 20 | 19.9 |
| 2016 | 24.9 | 24.8 | 20.4 | 19.8 |
| 2015 | 24.5 | 25 | 20 | 19.9 |
| 2014 | 24.4 | 24.8 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| 2013 | 24.4 | 24.9 | 19.7 | 19.7 |
| 2012 | 24.1 | 24.9 | 19.3 | 19.8 |
| 2011 | 24.1 | 24.8 | 19.2 | 19.7 |
| 2010 | 24.5 | 24.8 | 19.9 | 19.7 |
| 2009 | 24.2 | 24.7 | 19.5 | 19.6 |
| 2008 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 19.1 | 19.6 |
| 2007 | 24 | 24.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 |
| 2006 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 19.4 | 19.6 |
| 2005 | 24.3 | 24.7 | 19.8 | 19.6 |
| 2004 | 24 | 24.7 | 19.6 | 19.5 |
| 2003 | 24 | 24.7 | 19.5 | 19.5 |
| 2002 | 23.9 | 24.7 | 19.3 | 19.6 |
| 2001 | 23.7 | 24.8 | 18.9 | 19.6 |
| 2000 | 23.6 | 24.6 | 19.2 | 19.5 |
| 1999 | 23.5 | 24.5 | 18.9 | 19.4 |
| 1998 | 24.4 | 24.5 | 19.6 | 19.4 |
| 1997 | 23.9 | 24.5 | 19.3 | 19.4 |
| 1996 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 19 | 19.3 |
| 1995 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 19.2 | 19.3 |
| 1994 | 23.6 | 24.3 | 19 | 19.2 |
| 1993 | 23.6 | 24.1 | 19.3 | 19.1 |
| 1992 | 23.5 | 24.1 | 19.1 | 19 |
| 1991 | 23.6 | 24.4 | 19 | 19.3 |
| 1990 | 23.8 | 24.5 | 19.3 | 19.4 |
| 1989 | 23.5 | 24.4 | 18.9 | 19.3 |
| 1988 | 23.7 | 24.4 | 19.2 | 19.2 |
| 1987 | 24 | 24.4 | 19.6 | 19.2 |
| 1986 | 23.4 | 24.4 | 19 | 19.3 |
| 1985 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 18.6 | 19.1 |
| 1984 | 23.4 | 24.2 | 18.7 | 19.1 |
| 1983 | 24 | 24.2 | 19.3 | 19.1 |
| 1982 | 23.4 | 24.3 | 19.1 | 19.2 |
| 1981 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 18.9 | 19.3 |
| 1980 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 19 | 19.2 |
| 1979 | 23.5 | 24.3 | 19 | 19.2 |
| 1978 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 18.7 | 19 |
| 1977 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 18.8 | 19.1 |
| 1976 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 18.2 | 19.1 |
| 1975 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 18.1 | 19.1 |
| 1974 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 18.2 | 19.1 |
| 1973 | 23.6 | 24.2 | 18.7 | 19.2 |
| 1972 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 18.2 | 19 |
| 1971 | 23 | 24.1 | 18.1 | 19 |
| 1970 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 18.7 | 19.1 |
| 1969 | 23.4 | 24.1 | 18.8 | 19.1 |
| 1968 | 23 | 24.1 | 18.4 | 19 |
| 1967 | 22.9 | 24 | 18.5 | 18.9 |
| 1966 | 23.5 | 24 | 18.5 | 19 |
| 1965 | 23.2 | 24 | 18.4 | 18.9 |
| 1964 | 23.3 | 23.8 | 18.2 | 18.8 |
| 1963 | 23.1 | 23.9 | 18.3 | 18.8 |
| 1962 | 22.8 | 24.2 | 18 | 19.1 |
| 1961 | 23 | 24.2 | 18.4 | 19.1 |
| 1960 | 23.2 | 24.3 | 18.7 | 19.1 |
| 1959 | 23.3 | 24.2 | 18.8 | 19 |
| 1958 | 23.5 | 24.2 | 19.1 | 19 |
| 1957 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 18.8 | 19.1 |
| 1956 | 23 | 24.1 | 18.1 | 19 |
| 1955 | 22.9 | 24.2 | 18.3 | 19 |
| 1954 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 18.6 | 19.1 |
| 1953 | 23 | 24.2 | 18.3 | 19 |
| 1952 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 18.7 | 19.1 |
| 1951 | 23.2 | 24.2 | 18.5 | 19.1 |
| 1950 | 23.3 | 24.1 | 18.3 | 19.1 |
- 12.3Projected
CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road) · 2026–2100
| Year | Congo - Kinshasa | Congo - Kinshasa: CMIP6 historical run, model median | Rwanda | Rwanda: CMIP6 historical run, model median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | 25.224.5–25.9 | – | 20.219.4–20.7 |
| 2027 | – | 25.224.6–25.9 | – | 20.119.6–20.7 |
| 2028 | – | 25.324.7–25.9 | – | 20.219.6–20.7 |
| 2029 | – | 25.424.8–25.9 | – | 20.319.8–20.7 |
| 2030 | – | 25.224.7–26 | – | 20.319.9–20.8 |
| 2031 | – | 25.424.8–26 | – | 20.420–20.8 |
| 2032 | – | 25.424.9–26.1 | – | 20.420.1–20.8 |
| 2033 | – | 25.524.8–26 | – | 20.419.8–20.9 |
| 2034 | – | 25.424.8–26.2 | – | 20.419.9–21.2 |
| 2035 | – | 25.524.8–26.3 | – | 20.519.8–21 |
| 2036 | – | 25.424.8–26 | – | 20.520–21.1 |
| 2037 | – | 25.624.9–26.4 | – | 20.620.1–21.2 |
| 2038 | – | 25.725.1–26.2 | – | 20.720.1–21 |
| 2039 | – | 25.624.9–26.2 | – | 20.520–21 |
| 2040 | – | 25.625–26.5 | – | 20.520.1–21.2 |
| 2041 | – | 25.725–26.3 | – | 20.520.2–21.2 |
| 2042 | – | 25.725–26.6 | – | 20.620.2–21.4 |
| 2043 | – | 25.625–26.5 | – | 20.619.9–21.3 |
| 2044 | – | 25.624.9–26.4 | – | 20.620–21.1 |
| 2045 | – | 25.725–26.5 | – | 20.620.3–21.3 |
| 2046 | – | 2625.1–26.7 | – | 20.920.2–21.5 |
| 2047 | – | 2625.3–26.8 | – | 20.920.4–21.6 |
| 2048 | – | 2625.3–26.8 | – | 20.920.3–21.7 |
| 2049 | – | 2625.2–26.8 | – | 2120.4–21.6 |
| 2050 | – | 25.925.3–26.7 | – | 2120.3–21.5 |
| 2051 | – | 25.925.3–26.9 | – | 2120.4–21.6 |
| 2052 | – | 26.125.3–26.8 | – | 2120.5–21.6 |
| 2053 | – | 2625.2–26.8 | – | 2120.3–21.4 |
| 2054 | – | 2625.3–26.9 | – | 2120.4–21.7 |
| 2055 | – | 26.125.3–27 | – | 21.120.4–21.7 |
| 2056 | – | 2625.3–27.2 | – | 2120.3–21.9 |
| 2057 | – | 26.225.4–27 | – | 21.220.6–21.8 |
| 2058 | – | 26.325.3–27 | – | 21.220.3–22 |
| 2059 | – | 26.125.5–27.1 | – | 21.120.5–22 |
| 2060 | – | 26.425.4–27.1 | – | 21.320.4–21.9 |
| 2061 | – | 26.225.4–27.2 | – | 21.320.4–21.9 |
| 2062 | – | 26.125.3–27.4 | – | 21.320.4–22.2 |
| 2063 | – | 26.225.5–27.2 | – | 21.220.5–21.9 |
| 2064 | – | 26.425.5–27.2 | – | 21.420.4–22 |
| 2065 | – | 26.425.6–27.2 | – | 21.320.6–22 |
| 2066 | – | 26.225.7–27.3 | – | 21.320.6–22 |
| 2067 | – | 26.225.5–27.5 | – | 21.320.5–22.2 |
| 2068 | – | 26.425.6–27.5 | – | 21.420.6–22.2 |
| 2069 | – | 26.425.3–27.4 | – | 21.320.4–22.2 |
| 2070 | – | 26.325.5–27.5 | – | 21.220.6–22.2 |
| 2071 | – | 26.425.5–27.6 | – | 21.420.6–22.5 |
| 2072 | – | 26.525.7–27.4 | – | 21.420.8–22.2 |
| 2073 | – | 26.625.8–27.9 | – | 21.620.8–22.4 |
| 2074 | – | 26.325.6–27.6 | – | 21.320.7–22.2 |
| 2075 | – | 26.425.5–27.6 | – | 21.520.6–22.5 |
| 2076 | – | 26.525.7–27.8 | – | 21.520.6–22.4 |
| 2077 | – | 26.725.7–27.7 | – | 21.520.8–22.4 |
| 2078 | – | 26.525.6–27.8 | – | 21.420.8–22.4 |
| 2079 | – | 26.625.8–27.6 | – | 21.520.7–22.4 |
| 2080 | – | 26.725.7–27.6 | – | 21.620.6–22.3 |
| 2081 | – | 26.625.7–27.7 | – | 21.620.8–22.5 |
| 2082 | – | 26.625.7–27.7 | – | 21.620.9–22.4 |
| 2083 | – | 26.725.8–27.9 | – | 21.620.8–22.8 |
| 2084 | – | 26.725.8–27.9 | – | 21.720.9–22.6 |
| 2085 | – | 26.825.8–28.1 | – | 21.820.8–22.6 |
| 2086 | – | 26.725.8–27.8 | – | 21.620.8–22.6 |
| 2087 | – | 26.725.7–28 | – | 21.720.8–22.6 |
| 2088 | – | 26.725.9–27.8 | – | 21.720.9–22.5 |
| 2089 | – | 26.825.9–27.8 | – | 21.721–22.6 |
| 2090 | – | 26.725.9–28 | – | 21.621.1–22.8 |
| 2091 | – | 26.925.8–28.1 | – | 22.120.8–22.9 |
| 2092 | – | 26.825.9–28 | – | 21.721–22.7 |
| 2093 | – | 26.926–28.1 | – | 21.821–22.8 |
| 2094 | – | 26.925.9–28.1 | – | 21.821.1–22.9 |
| 2095 | – | 26.926–28.2 | – | 21.921.2–23.1 |
| 2096 | – | 26.726–28.1 | – | 21.821–22.9 |
| 2097 | – | 26.925.8–27.9 | – | 21.820.9–22.8 |
| 2098 | – | 26.825.9–28.4 | – | 21.820.9–23 |
| 2099 | – | 26.825.7–28.3 | – | 21.821–23 |
| 2100 | – | 26.925.7–28.2 | – | 21.821–22.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The average air temperature near the ground, over the whole country and the whole year.
- Source: ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus, ECMWF) and CMIP6, via the World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal.
- The dashed line is the CMIP6 model median (SSP2-4.5, middle of the road), a scenario rather than a forecast; the band is its models’ 10th–90th percentile.
- Climate model values are the median of the CMIP6 models, run on past emissions to 2014 and on SSP2-4.5, a middle-of-the-road path, after: they are not measurements.
- Ranks count the 233 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Congo - Kinshasa vs Rwanda
Health
- Life expectancyCongo - Kinshasa: 61.9 years in 2023Rwanda: 67.8 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 9 per 100 live births in 2024Rwanda: 3.8 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCongo - Kinshasa: 49.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Rwanda: 27.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionCongo - Kinshasa: 3.96% in 2017Rwanda: 3.87% in 2017
- Suicide rateCongo - Kinshasa: 11.6 per 100,000 people in 2017Rwanda: 11 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCongo - Kinshasa: 106 million people in 2023Rwanda: 14 million people in 2023
- Population growthCongo - Kinshasa: 3.26% a year in 2023Rwanda: 2.18% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCongo - Kinshasa: 6.05 births per woman in 2023Rwanda: 3.7 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCongo - Kinshasa: 45.1% in 2025Rwanda: 30.9% in 2025
- Median ageCongo - Kinshasa: 15.8 years in 2023Rwanda: 19.4 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCongo - Kinshasa: 3.1% in 2023Rwanda: 3.8% in 2023
- Net migration rateCongo - Kinshasa: -0.1 per 1,000 people in 2023Rwanda: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 1.38% of GDP in 2025Rwanda: 1.29% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCongo - Kinshasa: $1.08B in 2025Rwanda: $194M in 2025
- Military spending per personCongo - Kinshasa: $11 in 2025Rwanda: $13 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCongo - Kinshasa: 8.1% of government spending in 2025Rwanda: 4.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCongo - Kinshasa: 134,000 people in 2020Rwanda: 35,000 people in 2020
- National powerCongo - Kinshasa: 0.59% of world capability in 2022Rwanda: 0.07% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCongo - Kinshasa: 0.41% of the labour force in 2020Rwanda: 0.7% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCongo - Kinshasa: 44 million TIV in 2025Rwanda: 37 million TIV in 2023