Congo vs Madagascar: Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities

Congo

34.4%

in 2023

Madagascar

34.5%

in 2023

Congo rank

31st

Madagascar rank

29th

Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities over time

Madagascar currently reports 34.5% against 34.4% in Congo, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 31st and Madagascar ranks 29th 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.