Head to head · 60 shared rankings
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar
| Ranking | Democratic Republic of Congo | Madagascar | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #4 · 58 % | #1 · 77.1 % | Madagascar by 3 |
| Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption2026-11-02 | #1 · 95.89 % | #11 · 83.44 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 10 |
| Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines2026-11-02 | #6 · 56.2 % | #1 · 75.2 % | Madagascar by 5 |
| Countries with the highest share of people without improved water2026-11-02 | #1 · 40.2 % | #2 · 39.65 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #1 · 85.32 % | #6 · 69.17 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 5 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-10-29 | #2 · 81.9 million | #9 · 20.93 million | Democratic Republic of Congo by 7 |
| Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change2026-11-02 | #2 · 648.2 million tonnes | #27 · 31.04 million tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 25 |
| Countries with the most people without electricity2026-11-02 | #2 · 84.7k thousand people | #8 · 18.4k thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 6 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #2 · 81.9k thousand people | #9 · 20.9k thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 7 |
| Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day2026-11-02 | #11 · 99.85 % | #2 · 99.97 % | Madagascar by 9 |
| Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5)2026-10-30 | #3 · 1,992.75 thousand tonnes | #22 · 186.23 thousand tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 19 |
| Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP32026-11-02 | #3 · 1,591.83 thousand children | #16 · 327.48 thousand children | Democratic Republic of Congo by 13 |
| Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #3 · 57.5k thousand people | #10 · 22.9k thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 7 |
| Countries with the most deaths of children under five2026-11-02 | #3 · 385.04 thousand deaths | #19 · 61.92 thousand deaths | Democratic Republic of Congo by 16 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from malnutrition2026-11-02 | #26 · 7.3 per 100,000 people | #4 · 21.6 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 22 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment2026-11-02 | #6 · 38.5 % | #4 · 39.5 % | Madagascar by 2 |
| Countries with the most children born per woman2026-11-02 | #4 · 6.05 children per woman | #29 · 3.97 children per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo by 25 |
| Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields2026-11-02 | #11 · 0.59 tonnes per hectare | #5 · 0.89 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar by 6 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from hypertensive heart disease2026-11-02 | #12 · 54.47 per 100,000 people | #5 · 68.55 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 7 |
| Countries losing the most forest to deforestation each year2026-10-29 | #6 · 283.5 thousand hectares per year | #13 · 135.09 thousand hectares per year | Democratic Republic of Congo by 7 |
| Countries with the most births per year2026-11-02 | #6 · 4,369.68 thousand births | #29 · 1,001.24 thousand births | Democratic Republic of Congo by 23 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #6 · 96.3k thousand people | #16 · 24.9k thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 10 |
| Countries with the highest severe food insecurity2026-11-02 | #6 · 42.5 % | #29 · 17.8 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 23 |
| Countries with the largest share of global deforestation2026-11-02 | #6 · 3.34 % of global total | #13 · 1.59 % of global total | Democratic Republic of Congo by 7 |
| Countries with the highest share of underweight children2026-11-02 | #6 · 25 % | #9 · 22.6 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 3 |
| Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 52026-11-02 | #6 · 44.7 % | #8 · 39.8 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 2 |
| Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels2026-11-02 | #13 · 95 % | #7 · 98 % | Madagascar by 6 |
| Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor2026-11-02 | #34 · 7.5 % | #8 · 24.7 % | Madagascar by 26 |
| Countries with the highest child homicide rates2026-11-02 | #8 · 14 per 100,000 people | #20 · 8 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 12 |
| Countries with the highest malaria death rates2026-11-02 | #11 · 61.93 per 100,000 people | #9 · 65.39 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 2 |
| Countries with the highest infant mortality rates2026-11-02 | #9 · 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | #22 · 4.3 deaths per 100 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo by 13 |
| Countries with the most land used for palm oil2026-11-02 | #9 · 296.83 thousand hectares | #42 · 1.81 thousand hectares | Democratic Republic of Congo by 33 |
| Countries with the highest meningitis death rates2026-11-02 | #10 · 14.42 per 100,000 people | #20 · 10.79 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 10 |
| Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums2026-11-02 | #10 · 66.7 % | #11 · 64.6 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from cardiomyopathy and myocarditis2026-11-02 | #11 · 15.29 per 100,000 people | #46 · 8.76 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 35 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #11 · 900 cubic kilometres | #23 · 337 cubic kilometres | Democratic Republic of Congo by 12 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality2026-11-02 | #11 · 0.45 index (0-1) | #38 · 0.37 index (0-1) | Democratic Republic of Congo by 27 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases2026-11-02 | #18 · 39.94 per 100,000 people | #12 · 48.24 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 6 |
| Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios2026-11-02 | #13 · 427.05 per 100,000 live births | #12 · 445.43 per 100,000 live births | Madagascar by 1 |
| Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation2026-11-02 | #29 · 11.66 % | #12 · 27.01 % | Madagascar by 17 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality before tax2026-11-02 | #13 · 63.91 Gini index | #37 · 57.19 Gini index | Democratic Republic of Congo by 24 |
| Countries with the most road injury deaths2026-11-02 | #13 · 15.6k deaths | #33 · 6,512 deaths | Democratic Republic of Congo by 20 |
| Countries producing the most palm oil2026-11-02 | #14 · 300 thousand tonnes | #42 · 4.08 thousand tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 28 |
| Countries with the highest annual deforestation as a share of forest2026-11-02 | #49 · 0.2 % | #16 · 1.28 % | Madagascar by 33 |
| Countries producing the most rice2026-11-02 | #30 · 1,940.59 thousand tonnes | #17 · 4,970 thousand tonnes | Madagascar by 13 |
| Countries where the top 1% earn the largest share of income2026-11-02 | #18 · 19.43 % | #44 · 13.98 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 26 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children2026-11-02 | #18 · 64.9 % | #43 · 49.5 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 25 |
| Countries producing the most coffee2026-11-02 | #19 · 65.7 thousand tonnes | #24 · 49.56 thousand tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 5 |
| Countries with the highest consumption-based deforestation per person2026-11-02 | #20 · 14.64 square metres per person | #32 · 10.61 square metres per person | Democratic Republic of Congo by 12 |
| Countries with the most threatened fish species2026-11-02 | #21 · 128 species | #23 · 127 species | Democratic Republic of Congo by 2 |
| Countries with the highest palm oil yields2026-11-02 | #40 · 6.58 tonnes per hectare | #21 · 11.59 tonnes per hectare | Madagascar by 19 |
| Countries with the highest share of children with wasting2026-11-02 | #21 · 7.2 % | #22 · 7.2 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates2026-11-02 | #22 · 51.07 per 100,000 people | #28 · 45.52 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 6 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns2026-11-02 | #24 · 3.8 per 100,000 people | #23 · 3.85 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 1 |
| Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates2026-11-02 | #23 · 2.53 deaths per 1,000 live births | #29 · 2.38 deaths per 1,000 live births | Democratic Republic of Congo by 6 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #38 · 23.24 million hectares | #26 · 35.55 million hectares | Madagascar by 12 |
| Countries importing the largest share of their goods from China2026-11-02 | #27 · 29.62 % | #34 · 27.75 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 7 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning2026-11-02 | #34 · 1.29 per 100,000 people | #33 · 1.36 per 100,000 people | Madagascar by 1 |
| Countries producing the most sugar cane2026-11-02 | #41 · 2.51 million tonnes | #37 · 3.16 million tonnes | Madagascar by 4 |
| Countries using the most cereals for human food2026-11-02 | #41 · 89.81 % | #38 · 91.24 % | Madagascar by 3 |
History
Rank history in Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories
Head to head
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar, explained
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Madagascar, head to head across 60 shared rankings. Democratic Republic of Congo ranks higher in 39, Madagascar ranks higher in 21. 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 where most people cannot afford enough calories, Democratic Republic of Congo is #4 with 58 % and Madagascar is #1 with 77.1 % (Madagascar ahead by 3); in Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption, Democratic Republic of Congo is #1 with 95.89 % and Madagascar is #11 with 83.44 % (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 10); in Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines, Democratic Republic of Congo is #6 with 56.2 % and Madagascar is #1 with 75.2 % (Madagascar ahead by 5); in Countries with the highest share of people without improved water, Democratic Republic of Congo is #1 with 40.2 % and Madagascar is #2 with 39.65 % (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 1); in Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo is #1 with 85.32 % and Madagascar is #6 with 69.17 % (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 5); in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo is #2 with 81.9 million and Madagascar is #9 with 20.93 million (Democratic Republic of Congo ahead by 7).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Democratic Republic of Congo or Madagascar?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks higher in more shared rankings (39 of 60). In Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories, Democratic Republic of Congo is #4 and Madagascar is #1.
- In how many rankings do Democratic Republic of Congo and Madagascar both appear?
- 60 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.