Head to head · 54 shared rankings
Democratic Republic of Congo vs India
| Ranking | Democratic Republic of Congo | India | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the most cropland2026-11-02 | #22 · 16.9k thousand hectares | #1 · 168.3k thousand hectares | India by 21 |
| Countries with the most births per year2026-11-02 | #6 · 4,369.68 thousand births | #1 · 23.2k thousand births | India by 5 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #6 · 96.3k thousand people | #1 · 341.8k thousand people | India by 5 |
| Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste2026-11-02 | #9 · 1,369.73 thousand tonnes | #1 · 13.0k thousand tonnes | India by 8 |
| Countries producing the most rice2026-11-02 | #30 · 1,940.59 thousand tonnes | #1 · 217.9k thousand tonnes | India by 29 |
| Countries with the highest share of children with wasting2026-11-02 | #21 · 7.2 % | #1 · 18.7 % | India by 20 |
| Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #1 · 85.32 % | #43 · 2.57 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 42 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-10-29 | #2 · 81.9 million | #5 · 37.18 million | Democratic Republic of Congo by 3 |
| Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year2026-10-29 | #6 · 283.5 thousand hectares per year | #2 · 588 thousand hectares per year | India by 4 |
| Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP32026-11-02 | #3 · 1,591.83 thousand children | #2 · 2,040.85 thousand children | India by 1 |
| Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions2026-11-02 | #29 · 63.96 million subscriptions | #2 · 1,151.36 million subscriptions | India by 27 |
| Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #3 · 57.5k thousand people | #2 · 76.5k thousand people | India by 1 |
| Countries with the most deaths of children under five2026-11-02 | #3 · 385.04 thousand deaths | #2 · 615.03 thousand deaths | India by 1 |
| Countries with the most military personnel2026-11-02 | #37 · 134 thousand people | #2 · 1,460 thousand people | India by 35 |
| Countries with the most internet users2026-11-02 | #42 · 21.5 million people | #2 · 1,024.71 million people | India by 40 |
| Countries with the most people without electricity2026-11-02 | #2 · 84.7k thousand people | #47 · 1,450.91 thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 45 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #2 · 81.9k thousand people | #5 · 37.2k thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 3 |
| Countries with the largest share of global deforestation2026-11-02 | #6 · 3.34 % of global total | #2 · 6.93 % of global total | India by 4 |
| Countries producing the most sugar cane2026-11-02 | #41 · 2.51 million tonnes | #2 · 453.16 million tonnes | India by 39 |
| Countries with the most road injury deaths2026-11-02 | #13 · 15.6k deaths | #2 · 205.9k deaths | India by 11 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change2026-10-31 | #10 · 654.1 million tonnes | #3 · 3,201.02 million tonnes | India by 7 |
| Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5)2026-10-30 | #3 · 1,992.75 thousand tonnes | #16 · 241.17 thousand tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 13 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change2026-11-02 | #10 · 654.1 million tonnes | #3 · 3,201.02 million tonnes | India by 7 |
| Countries with the most threatened fish species2026-11-02 | #21 · 128 species | #4 · 290 species | India by 17 |
| Countries with the highest share of underweight children2026-11-02 | #6 · 25 % | #4 · 31.5 % | India by 2 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions including land use2026-11-02 | #18 · 26.04 billion tonnes | #5 · 105.59 billion tonnes | India by 13 |
| Countries producing the most maize2026-11-02 | #39 · 2,387.75 thousand tonnes | #5 · 40.2k thousand tonnes | India by 34 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment2026-11-02 | #6 · 38.5 % | #50 · 12 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 44 |
| Countries with the largest share of the world's forest2026-11-02 | #6 · 3.36 % of global total | #9 · 1.76 % of global total | Democratic Republic of Congo by 3 |
| Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 52026-11-02 | #6 · 44.7 % | #13 · 35.5 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 7 |
| Countries producing the most coffee2026-11-02 | #19 · 65.7 thousand tonnes | #7 · 363 thousand tonnes | India by 12 |
| Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income2026-11-02 | #18 · 19.43 % | #7 · 23.07 % | India by 11 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #38 · 23.24 million hectares | #7 · 171.91 million hectares | India by 31 |
| Countries refugees come from most often2026-11-02 | #7 · 1,176.49 thousand people | #37 · 42.61 thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 30 |
| Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day2026-11-02 | #11 · 99.85 % | #8 · 99.88 % | India by 3 |
| Countries with the highest share of people at risk of catastrophic surgery costs2026-11-02 | #8 · 85 % | #49 · 20.4 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 41 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #11 · 900 cubic kilometres | #9 · 1,446 cubic kilometres | India by 2 |
| Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields2026-11-02 | #11 · 0.59 tonnes per hectare | #43 · 0.27 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo by 32 |
| Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution2026-10-30 | #31 · 35.81 micrograms per cubic meter | #11 · 54.05 micrograms per cubic meter | India by 20 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality before tax2026-11-02 | #13 · 63.91 Gini index | #12 · 63.92 Gini index | India by 1 |
| Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure2026-11-02 | #15 · 41.2 µg/m³ | #12 · 44.2 µg/m³ | India by 3 |
| Countries generating the most plastic waste2026-11-02 | #43 · 1,059.8 thousand tonnes | #15 · 4,493.08 thousand tonnes | India by 28 |
| Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution2026-11-02 | #43 · 28.83 micrograms per cubic metre | #16 · 43.1 micrograms per cubic metre | India by 27 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases2026-11-02 | #18 · 39.94 per 100,000 people | #22 · 35.46 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 4 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children2026-11-02 | #18 · 64.9 % | #33 · 53.4 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 15 |
| Countries hosting the most refugees2026-11-02 | #18 · 503.73 thousand people | #31 · 238.64 thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 13 |
| Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth)2026-10-31 | #22 · 6.13 % | #19 · 6.49 % | India by 3 |
| Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates2026-11-02 | #22 · 51.07 per 100,000 people | #44 · 26 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 22 |
| Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest2026-11-02 | #49 · 0.2 % | #24 · 0.81 % | India by 25 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from natural disasters2026-11-02 | #48 · 0.04 per 100,000 people | #27 · 0.15 per 100,000 people | India by 21 |
| Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation2026-11-02 | #29 · 11.66 % | #41 · 6.73 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 12 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution2026-11-02 | #37 · 72 per 100,000 people | #31 · 83 per 100,000 people | India by 6 |
| Countries with the highest military share of government spending2026-11-02 | #42 · 8.14 % | #39 · 8.18 % | India by 3 |
| Countries with the highest orange yields2026-11-02 | #47 · 15.46 tonnes per hectare | #42 · 16.04 tonnes per hectare | India by 5 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the most cropland
Head to head
Democratic Republic of Congo vs India, explained
Democratic Republic of Congo vs India, head to head across 54 shared rankings. Democratic Republic of Congo ranks higher in 16, India ranks higher in 38. On that count India 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 most cropland, Democratic Republic of Congo is #22 with 16.9k thousand hectares and India is #1 with 168.3k thousand hectares (India ahead by 21); in Countries with the most births per year, Democratic Republic of Congo is #6 with 4,369.68 thousand births and India is #1 with 23.2k thousand births (India ahead by 5); in Countries with the most people without safe drinking water, Democratic Republic of Congo is #6 with 96.3k thousand people and India is #1 with 341.8k thousand people (India ahead by 5); in Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste, Democratic Republic of Congo is #9 with 1,369.73 thousand tonnes and India is #1 with 13.0k thousand tonnes (India ahead by 8); in Countries producing the most rice, Democratic Republic of Congo is #30 with 1,940.59 thousand tonnes and India is #1 with 217.9k thousand tonnes (India ahead by 29); in Countries with the highest share of children with wasting, Democratic Republic of Congo is #21 with 7.2 % and India is #1 with 18.7 % (India ahead by 20).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Democratic Republic of Congo or India?
- India ranks higher in more shared rankings (38 of 54). In Countries with the most cropland, Democratic Republic of Congo is #22 and India is #1.
- In how many rankings do Democratic Republic of Congo and India both appear?
- 54 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.