Burundi vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Burundi

34.9%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo

34.7%

in 2023

Burundi rank

27th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

28th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Burundi currently reports 34.9% against 34.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Burundi ranks 27th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th of 166 countries.

Indicator: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities
Unit: %
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 166 places, 2,131 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Percentage difference between the IHDI value and the HDI value.