Head to head · 67 shared rankings
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria
| Ranking | Democratic Republic of Congo | Nigeria | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-10-29 | #2 · 81.9 million | #1 · 94.73 million | Nigeria by 1 |
| Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP32026-11-02 | #3 · 1,591.83 thousand children | #1 · 2,518.59 thousand children | Nigeria by 2 |
| Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #3 · 57.5k thousand people | #1 · 123.4k thousand people | Nigeria by 2 |
| Countries with the most deaths of children under five2026-11-02 | #3 · 385.04 thousand deaths | #1 · 855.68 thousand deaths | Nigeria by 2 |
| Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios2026-11-02 | #13 · 427.05 per 100,000 live births | #1 · 992.83 per 100,000 live births | Nigeria by 12 |
| Countries with the most people without electricity2026-11-02 | #2 · 84.7k thousand people | #1 · 87.3k thousand people | Nigeria by 1 |
| Countries with the most people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #2 · 81.9k thousand people | #1 · 94.7k thousand people | Nigeria by 1 |
| Countries with the highest share of renewable energy in final consumption2026-11-02 | #1 · 95.89 % | #45 · 52.67 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 44 |
| Countries with the highest share of people without improved water2026-11-02 | #1 · 40.2 % | #29 · 13.81 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 28 |
| Countries with the highest share of people in extreme poverty2026-11-02 | #1 · 85.32 % | #11 · 41.82 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 10 |
| Countries with the largest CO2 emissions from land use change2026-11-02 | #2 · 648.2 million tonnes | #21 · 43.52 million tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 19 |
| Countries with the highest infant mortality rates2026-11-02 | #9 · 5.64 deaths per 100 live births | #2 · 6.98 deaths per 100 live births | Nigeria by 7 |
| Countries with the most wildfire smoke emissions (PM2.5)2026-10-30 | #3 · 1,992.75 thousand tonnes | #29 · 119.08 thousand tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 26 |
| Countries with the highest urban outdoor air pollution2026-11-02 | #43 · 28.83 micrograms per cubic metre | #3 · 54.7 micrograms per cubic metre | Nigeria by 40 |
| Countries with the highest malaria death rates2026-11-02 | #11 · 61.93 per 100,000 people | #3 · 79.48 per 100,000 people | Nigeria by 8 |
| Countries with the most land used for palm oil2026-11-02 | #9 · 296.83 thousand hectares | #3 · 4,488.84 thousand hectares | Nigeria by 6 |
| Countries with the most births per year2026-11-02 | #6 · 4,369.68 thousand births | #3 · 7,509.76 thousand births | Nigeria by 3 |
| Countries with the most people without safe drinking water2026-11-02 | #6 · 96.3k thousand people | #3 · 163.1k thousand people | Nigeria by 3 |
| Countries with the worst PM2.5 air pollution2026-10-30 | #31 · 35.81 micrograms per cubic meter | #4 · 65.74 micrograms per cubic meter | Nigeria by 27 |
| Countries where most people cannot afford enough calories2026-11-02 | #4 · 58 % | #6 · 56.4 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 2 |
| Countries with the most children born per woman2026-11-02 | #4 · 6.05 children per woman | #16 · 4.48 children per woman | Democratic Republic of Congo by 12 |
| Countries with the most road injury deaths2026-11-02 | #13 · 15.6k deaths | #4 · 36.7k deaths | Nigeria by 9 |
| Countries with the highest share of children aged 5-17 in labor2026-11-02 | #34 · 7.5 % | #5 · 28.1 % | Nigeria by 29 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from diarrhoeal diseases2026-11-02 | #18 · 39.94 per 100,000 people | #5 · 74.74 per 100,000 people | Nigeria by 13 |
| Countries producing the most palm oil2026-11-02 | #14 · 300 thousand tonnes | #5 · 1,460 thousand tonnes | Nigeria by 9 |
| Countries with the most mismanaged plastic waste2026-11-02 | #9 · 1,369.73 thousand tonnes | #5 · 1,948.95 thousand tonnes | Nigeria by 4 |
| Countries with the highest share of children with wasting2026-11-02 | #21 · 7.2 % | #5 · 11.6 % | Nigeria by 16 |
| Countries with the highest meningitis death rates2026-11-02 | #10 · 14.42 per 100,000 people | #6 · 18.56 per 100,000 people | Nigeria by 4 |
| Countries with the most cropland2026-11-02 | #22 · 16.9k thousand hectares | #6 · 44.2k thousand hectares | Nigeria by 16 |
| Countries with the highest neonatal mortality rates2026-11-02 | #23 · 2.53 deaths per 1,000 live births | #6 · 3.37 deaths per 1,000 live births | Nigeria by 17 |
| Countries with the highest share of people living on less than $30 a day2026-11-02 | #11 · 99.85 % | #6 · 99.92 % | Nigeria by 5 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of undernourishment2026-11-02 | #6 · 38.5 % | #28 · 19.9 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 22 |
| Countries with the highest severe food insecurity2026-11-02 | #6 · 42.5 % | #22 · 24.3 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 16 |
| Countries with the largest share of the world's forest2026-11-02 | #6 · 3.36 % of global total | #39 · 0.41 % of global total | Democratic Republic of Congo by 33 |
| Countries with the highest share of underweight children2026-11-02 | #6 · 25 % | #7 · 24.4 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries with the highest share of stunted children under 52026-11-02 | #6 · 44.7 % | #16 · 33.8 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 10 |
| Countries with the highest share of people below national poverty lines2026-11-02 | #6 · 56.2 % | #7 · 56.2 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries generating the most plastic waste2026-11-02 | #43 · 1,059.8 thousand tonnes | #7 · 5,961.75 thousand tonnes | Nigeria by 36 |
| Countries refugees come from most often2026-11-02 | #7 · 1,176.49 thousand people | #12 · 478.15 thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 5 |
| Countries with the highest outdoor air pollution exposure2026-11-02 | #15 · 41.2 µg/m³ | #8 · 50 µg/m³ | Nigeria by 7 |
| Countries with the highest child homicide rates2026-11-02 | #8 · 14 per 100,000 people | #9 · 14 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 1 |
| Countries with the highest CO₂ emissions including land-use change2026-10-31 | #10 · 654.1 million tonnes | #35 · 179.34 million tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 25 |
| Countries with the most mobile phone subscriptions2026-11-02 | #29 · 63.96 million subscriptions | #10 · 164.65 million subscriptions | Nigeria by 19 |
| Countries with the most internet users2026-11-02 | #42 · 21.5 million people | #10 · 95.89 million people | Nigeria by 32 |
| Countries with the highest share of urban people living in slums2026-11-02 | #10 · 66.7 % | #22 · 56 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 12 |
| Countries emitting the most CO2 including land use change2026-11-02 | #10 · 654.1 million tonnes | #35 · 179.34 million tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 25 |
| Countries with the highest cocoa bean yields2026-11-02 | #11 · 0.59 tonnes per hectare | #44 · 0.27 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo by 33 |
| Countries with the most internal renewable freshwater resources2026-11-02 | #11 · 900 cubic kilometres | #33 · 221 cubic kilometres | Democratic Republic of Congo by 22 |
| Countries with the highest prevalence of anemia in children2026-11-02 | #18 · 64.9 % | #12 · 68.9 % | Nigeria by 6 |
| Countries with the highest income inequality before tax2026-11-02 | #13 · 63.91 Gini index | #49 · 53.79 Gini index | Democratic Republic of Congo by 36 |
| Countries with the highest share of people without clean cooking fuels2026-11-02 | #13 · 95 % | #36 · 72 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 23 |
| Countries with the most agricultural land2026-11-02 | #38 · 23.24 million hectares | #14 · 66.12 million hectares | Nigeria by 24 |
| Countries producing the most maize2026-11-02 | #39 · 2,387.75 thousand tonnes | #14 · 11.2k thousand tonnes | Nigeria by 25 |
| Countries producing the most rice2026-11-02 | #30 · 1,940.59 thousand tonnes | #14 · 9,129.9 thousand tonnes | Nigeria by 16 |
| Countries with the highest drowning death rates2026-11-02 | #15 · 8.45 per 100,000 people | #35 · 6.63 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 20 |
| Countries with the largest share of people practicing open defecation2026-11-02 | #29 · 11.66 % | #15 · 17.96 % | Nigeria by 14 |
| Countries with the largest cumulative CO2 emissions including land use2026-11-02 | #18 · 26.04 billion tonnes | #29 · 15.86 billion tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 11 |
| Countries hosting the most refugees2026-11-02 | #18 · 503.73 thousand people | #47 · 123.85 thousand people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 29 |
| Countries with the highest tuberculosis death rates2026-11-02 | #22 · 51.07 per 100,000 people | #21 · 58.69 per 100,000 people | Nigeria by 1 |
| Countries with the most threatened fish species2026-11-02 | #21 · 128 species | #28 · 102 species | Democratic Republic of Congo by 7 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from fires and burns2026-11-02 | #24 · 3.8 per 100,000 people | #27 · 3.54 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 3 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from poisoning2026-11-02 | #34 · 1.29 per 100,000 people | #49 · 1.1 per 100,000 people | Democratic Republic of Congo by 15 |
| Countries with the highest death rates from ambient air pollution2026-11-02 | #37 · 72 per 100,000 people | #35 · 77 per 100,000 people | Nigeria by 2 |
| Countries with the most military personnel2026-11-02 | #37 · 134 thousand people | #35 · 143 thousand people | Nigeria by 2 |
| Countries with the highest palm oil yields2026-11-02 | #40 · 6.58 tonnes per hectare | #43 · 2.57 tonnes per hectare | Democratic Republic of Congo by 3 |
| Countries using the most cereals for human food2026-11-02 | #41 · 89.81 % | #49 · 86.25 % | Democratic Republic of Congo by 8 |
| Countries producing the most sugar cane2026-11-02 | #41 · 2.51 million tonnes | #49 · 1.51 million tonnes | Democratic Republic of Congo by 8 |
History
Rank history in Countries with the most people in extreme poverty
Head to head
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria, explained
Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria, head to head across 67 shared rankings. Democratic Republic of Congo ranks higher in 31, Nigeria ranks higher in 36. On that count Nigeria 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 people in extreme poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo is #2 with 81.9 million and Nigeria is #1 with 94.73 million (Nigeria ahead by 1); in Countries with the most children not vaccinated against DTP3, Democratic Republic of Congo is #3 with 1,591.83 thousand children and Nigeria is #1 with 2,518.59 thousand children (Nigeria ahead by 2); in Countries with the most people who cannot afford enough calories, Democratic Republic of Congo is #3 with 57.5k thousand people and Nigeria is #1 with 123.4k thousand people (Nigeria ahead by 2); in Countries with the most deaths of children under five, Democratic Republic of Congo is #3 with 385.04 thousand deaths and Nigeria is #1 with 855.68 thousand deaths (Nigeria ahead by 2); in Countries with the highest maternal mortality ratios, Democratic Republic of Congo is #13 with 427.05 per 100,000 live births and Nigeria is #1 with 992.83 per 100,000 live births (Nigeria ahead by 12); in Countries with the most people without electricity, Democratic Republic of Congo is #2 with 84.7k thousand people and Nigeria is #1 with 87.3k thousand people (Nigeria ahead by 1).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who ranks higher, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?
- Nigeria ranks higher in more shared rankings (36 of 67). In Countries with the most people in extreme poverty, Democratic Republic of Congo is #2 and Nigeria is #1.
- In how many rankings do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria both appear?
- 67 current rankings.
- How current is this comparison?
- The newest shared snapshot was captured on 2026-11-02.