What is the difference in malaria cases reported between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?

8.06 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?

14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nigeria: Malaria cases reported

Democratic Republic of Congo

29.44 million

in 2024

Nigeria

21.37 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

1st

Nigeria rank

2nd

Malaria cases reported over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 29.44 million against 21.37 million in Nigeria, a difference of 8.06 million.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.4 times Nigeria's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 107 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.75 million	311,462	1.44 million	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	13.97 million	10.04 million	3.93 million	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	25.67 million	20.34 million	5.32 million	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher malaria cases reported, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 29.44 million against 21.37 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in malaria cases reported between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 8.06 million, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for malaria cases reported?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 1st and Nigeria ranks 2nd of 107 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). WHO compiles data on reported cases of malaria, submitted by the national m, published as Malaria cases reported. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Malaria cases reported
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory Data Repository/World Health Statistics (http://apps.who.int/ghodata/). WHO compiles data on reported cases of malaria, submitted by the national m
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 107 places, 2,450 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

Reported cases of malaria are the number of confirmed cases of malaria (confirmed by slide examination or RDT).