Head to head · 58 shared rankings
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia
| Ranking | Democratic Republic of Congo | Ethiopia | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption2026-11-02 | #1 · 95.89 % | #6 · 88.87 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 5 |
| Countries with the highest share of people without improved water2026-11-02 | #1 · 40.2 % | #21 · 16.7 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 20 |
| Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #1 · 85.32 % | #14 · 38.64 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 13 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-10-29 | #2 · 81.9 million | #4 · 47.19 million | Democratic Republic of Congo by 2 |
| Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change2026-11-02 | #2 · 648.2 million tonnes | #6 · 214.04 million tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 4 |
| Countries with the most people without electricity2026-11-02 | #2 · 84.7k thousand people | #3 · 57.3k thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #2 · 81.9k thousand people | #4 · 47.2k thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 2 |
| Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5)2026-10-30 | #3 · 1,992.75 thousand tonnes | #27 · 129.1 thousand tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 24 |
| Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP32026-11-02 | #3 · 1,591.83 thousand children | #4 · 973.47 thousand children | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #3 · 57.5k thousand people | #16 · 14.5k thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 13 |
| Countries with the most deaths of children under five2026-11-02 | #3 · 385.04 thousand deaths | #5 · 181.23 thousand deaths | Democratic Republic of Congo by 2 |
| Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day2026-11-02 | #11 · 99.85 % | #3 · 99.95 % | Ethiopia by 8 |
| Countries with the fastest import growth2026-11-02 | #11 · 14.99 % | #4 · 25.99 % | Ethiopia by 7 |
| Countries with the most children born per woman2026-11-02 | #4 · 6.05 children per woman | #28 · 3.99 children per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo by 24 |
| Countries with the highest share of renewable electricity2026-11-02 | #5 · 100 % | #6 · 100 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries producing the most coffee2026-11-02 | #19 · 65.7 thousand tonnes | #5 · 575.7 thousand tonnes | Ethiopia by 14 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #6 · 96.3k thousand people | #5 · 114.2k thousand people | Ethiopia by 1 |
| Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year2026-10-29 | #6 · 283.5 thousand hectares per year | #33 · 38.19 thousand hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo by 27 |
| Countries with the most births per year2026-11-02 | #6 · 4,369.68 thousand births | #7 · 4,105.69 thousand births | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment2026-11-02 | #6 · 38.5 % | #29 · 19.7 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 23 |
| Countries with the highest severe food insecurity2026-11-02 | #6 · 42.5 % | #27 · 19 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 21 |
| Countries with the largest share of the world's forest2026-11-02 | #6 · 3.36 % of global total | #24 · 0.65 % of global total | Democratic Republic of Congo by 18 |
| Countries with the largest share of global deforestation2026-11-02 | #6 · 3.34 % of global total | #33 · 0.45 % of global total | Democratic Republic of Congo by 27 |
| Countries with the highest share of underweight children2026-11-02 | #6 · 25 % | #12 · 21.2 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 6 |
| Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 52026-11-02 | #6 · 44.7 % | #10 · 36.8 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 4 |
| Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines2026-11-02 | #6 · 56.2 % | #28 · 33.1 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 22 |
| Countries hosting the most refugees2026-11-02 | #18 · 503.73 thousand people | #7 · 1,010.47 thousand people | Ethiopia by 11 |
| Countries refugees come from most often2026-11-02 | #7 · 1,176.49 thousand people | #20 · 164.22 thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 13 |
| Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums2026-11-02 | #10 · 66.7 % | #8 · 70.7 % | Ethiopia by 2 |
| Countries with the highest child homicide rates2026-11-02 | #8 · 14 per 100,000 people | #31 · 6 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 23 |
| Countries with the highest infant mortality rates2026-11-02 | #9 · 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | #36 · 3.45 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo by 27 |
| Countries with the most road injury deaths2026-11-02 | #13 · 15.6k deaths | #9 · 21.3k deaths | Ethiopia by 4 |
| Countries with the highest meningitis death rates2026-11-02 | #10 · 14.42 per 100,000 people | #24 · 9.98 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 14 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change2026-10-31 | #10 · 654.1 million tonnes | #30 · 231.87 million tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 20 |
| Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth)2026-10-31 | #22 · 6.13 % | #10 · 7.61 % | Ethiopia by 12 |
| Countries with the most military personnel2026-11-02 | #37 · 134 thousand people | #10 · 503 thousand people | Ethiopia by 27 |
| Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China2026-11-02 | #27 · 29.62 % | #10 · 40.56 % | Ethiopia by 17 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change2026-11-02 | #10 · 654.1 million tonnes | #30 · 231.87 million tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 20 |
| Countries with the highest malaria death rates2026-11-02 | #11 · 61.93 per 100,000 people | #31 · 24.9 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 20 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #11 · 900 cubic kilometres | #49 · 122 cubic kilometres | Democratic Republic of Congo by 38 |
| Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor2026-11-02 | #34 · 7.5 % | #13 · 18.7 % | Ethiopia by 21 |
| Countries producing the most maize2026-11-02 | #39 · 2,387.75 thousand tonnes | #13 · 11.7k thousand tonnes | Ethiopia by 26 |
| Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios2026-11-02 | #13 · 427.05 per 100,000 live births | #38 · 194.94 per 100,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo by 25 |
| Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels2026-11-02 | #13 · 95 % | #17 · 93 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 4 |
| Countries with the most cropland2026-11-02 | #22 · 16.9k thousand hectares | #18 · 18.5k thousand hectares | Ethiopia by 4 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions including land use2026-11-02 | #18 · 26.04 billion tonnes | #47 · 7.35 billion tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 29 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases2026-11-02 | #18 · 39.94 per 100,000 people | #24 · 33.59 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 6 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children2026-11-02 | #18 · 64.9 % | #36 · 52.1 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 18 |
| Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates2026-11-02 | #23 · 2.53 deaths per 1,000 live births | #19 · 2.74 deaths per 1,000 live births | Ethiopia by 4 |
| Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation2026-11-02 | #29 · 11.66 % | #20 · 16.23 % | Ethiopia by 9 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition2026-11-02 | #26 · 7.3 per 100,000 people | #21 · 7.69 per 100,000 people | Ethiopia by 5 |
| Countries with the highest share of children with wasting2026-11-02 | #21 · 7.2 % | #25 · 6.8 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 4 |
| Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions2026-11-02 | #29 · 63.96 million subscriptions | #23 · 85.95 million subscriptions | Ethiopia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns2026-11-02 | #24 · 3.8 per 100,000 people | #49 · 2.54 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 25 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #38 · 23.24 million hectares | #32 · 30.22 million hectares | Ethiopia by 6 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning2026-11-02 | #34 · 1.29 per 100,000 people | #45 · 1.16 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 11 |
| Countries with the most internet users2026-11-02 | #42 · 21.5 million people | #36 · 28.98 million people | Ethiopia by 6 |
| Countries using the most cereals for human food2026-11-02 | #41 · 89.81 % | #47 · 86.93 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 6 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption
Head to head
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia, explained
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Ethiopia, head to head across 58 shared rankings. Democratic Republic of Congo ranks higher in 39, Ethiopia ranks higher in 19. On that count Democratic Republic of Congo comes out ahead overall, though each ranking measures something different, so the detail below matters more than the tally.
Ranking by ranking: in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption, Democratic Republic of Congo is #1 with 95.89 % and Ethiopia is #6 with 88.87 % (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 5); in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water, Democratic Republic of Congo is #1 with 40.2 % and Ethiopia is #21 with 16.7 % (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 20); in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo is #1 with 85.32 % and Ethiopia is #14 with 38.64 % (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 13); in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo is #2 with 81.9 million and Ethiopia is #4 with 47.19 million (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 2); in Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change, Democratic Republic of Congo is #2 with 648.2 million tonnes and Ethiopia is #6 with 214.04 million tonnes (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 4); in Countries with the most people without electricity, Democratic Republic of Congo is #2 with 84.7k thousand people and Ethiopia is #3 with 57.3k thousand people (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 1).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Democratic Republic of Congo or Ethiopia?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks higher in more shared rankings (39 of 58). In Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption, Democratic Republic of Congo is #1 and Ethiopia is #6.
- In how many rankings do Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia both appear?
- 58 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.