Kinshasa vs Lubumbashi

Lubumbashi leads Kinshasa by 5 points on the CIRA Index, 40 to 35. Kinshasa grades better on 2 measures, Lubumbashi on 2; the same 35 measures from public sources for both.

Scores by each organisation's criteria

• CIRA Index: Kinshasa 35, Lubumbashi 40
• OECD: Kinshasa 33, Lubumbashi 46
• UN Tourism: Kinshasa 33, Lubumbashi 42
• UNDRR: Kinshasa 22, Lubumbashi 38

Theme by theme

• Demand and seasonality: Kinshasa 50, Lubumbashi 50
• Economy and jobs: Kinshasa 0, Lubumbashi 50
• Climate and hazards: Kinshasa 33, Lubumbashi 67
• Water and environment: Kinshasa 42, Lubumbashi 38
• Community and housing: Kinshasa 50, Lubumbashi –
• Access and continuity: Kinshasa 21, Lubumbashi 21

Where Kinshasa is stronger

• Wastewater safely treated: 52.4 % of domestic wastewater safely treated (country figure) (UN Statistics Division / WHO & UN-Habitat SDG Country Profiles, 2024). Between 50 and 70: grade 1/4.
• Municipal waste per resident: 182.5 kg per resident per year (Environmental and Economic Performances of Municipal Solid Waste Management Strategies Based on LCA Method: A Case Study of Kinshasa (PMC / Springer), 2024). At or below 350: grade 4/4.

Where Lubumbashi is stronger

• Unemployment rate: 4.4 % of the labour force (country figure) (ILO / TheGlobalEconomy.com, Democratic Republic of the Congo Unemployment rate, 2025). At or below 5: grade 4/4.
• Tropical nights: 8 nights a year with a minimum at or above 20°C (last 5 full years) (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2021–2025). At or below 10: grade 4/4.

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