Democratic Republic of Congo vs Indonesia

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Indonesia, head to head across 6 shared rankings. Democratic Republic of Congo ranks higher in 4, Indonesia ranks higher in 2. 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 most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5), Democratic Republic of Congo is #3 with 1,992.75 thousand tonnes and Indonesia is #1 with 5,568.84 thousand tonnes (Indonesia ahead by 2); in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo is #2 with 81.9 million and Indonesia is #14 with 10.55 million (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 12); in Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change, Democratic Republic of Congo is #10 with 654.1 million tonnes and Indonesia is #6 with 1,388.41 million tonnes (Indonesia ahead by 4); in Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year, Democratic Republic of Congo is #6 with 283.5 thousand hectares per year and Indonesia is #19 with 108.75 thousand hectares per year (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 13); in Countries with the fastest import growth, Democratic Republic of Congo is #11 with 14.99 % and Indonesia is #45 with 7.95 % (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 34); in Fastest-growing economies (annual GDP growth), Democratic Republic of Congo is #22 with 6.13 % and Indonesia is #42 with 5.03 % (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 20).

Within each ranking both entries are measured by the same metric from the same source at the same time, which makes every row a like-for-like comparison. Across rankings the metrics differ, so a lead in one does not cancel out a deficit in another. The rank history chart tracks both entries through every published snapshot of the first shared ranking.

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