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

Democratic Republic of Congo

34.7%

in 2023

Lesotho

35.1%

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

28th

Lesotho rank

26th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Lesotho currently reports 35.1% against 34.7% in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Lesotho ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 28th and Lesotho ranks 26th 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.