Also known as Heavenly Demon, Donquixote Doflamingo is one of the strongest characters in the One Piece world. He served as one of the Royal Shichibukai at one point, before being taken down by Monkey D. Luffy at Dressrosa.
With a strong Haki and a powerful Paramecia Devil Fruit, Doflamingo stood as one of the strongest in the New World. However, there are certainly those above his level as well. Here are 5 One Piece characters stronger than Doflamingo and 5 who are weaker.
10 STRONGER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Monkey D. Luffy
Luffy is the Captain of the Straw Hat Pirates and one of the strongest to sail the seas currently. He wields the power of the Gomu Gomu no Mi and has tremendously strong Haki.
Luffy has taken his Haki to the next level by training it rigorously over time. At Dressrosa, he clashed against Donquixote Doflamingo and proved to be much stronger than the Shichibukai. Right now, Doflamingo is barely a threat to him.
9 WEAKER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Capone Bege
The Captain of the Firetank Pirates, Capone Bege is one of the strongest characters in the New World right now. He's one of the members of the Worst Generation and has a bounty of 350 million berries on his head.
Bege is very powerful, as seen during the Whole Cake Island arc where he stood up to Charlotte Oven and even took a few hits from Big Mom. However, in comparison to Doflamingo, he doesn't stand much of a chance, sadly.
8 STRONGER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Charlotte Cracker
Charlotte Cracker is one of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates and a man with an 860 million berries bounty on his head. Being a Sweet Commander, few can hold their own against him.
Monkey D. Luffy, despite being in his Gear 4 state, couldn't defeat Charlotte Cracker without Nami's help, while he absolutely demolished Doflamingo in the same form. This is proof enough that while Doflamingo is powerful, he can't stand up to Cracker in a fight.
7 WEAKER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Basil Hawkins
Like Bege, Hawkins is one of the members of the Worst Generation. He leads the Hawkins Pirates and is currently serving under Yonko Kaido. Hawkins has the power of the Wara Wara no Mi, which allows him to create and manipulate straws at will. He is also capable of using magic-like abilities, although little is known about them.
Despite everything, Hawkins isn't all that powerful as he was defeated by Trafalgar Law without much trouble at Wano Country. Against Doflamingo, he wouldn't stand a chance.
6 STRONGER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Charlotte Katakuri
Katakuri is one of the Sweet Commanders of the Big Mom Pirates and he holds a billion berries bounty on his head. He wields the powers of the Special Paramecia Mochi Mochi no Mi which allows him to create, control, and even turn into Mochi at will.
His biggest strength is his Observation Haki, using which he can even see the future. Against such a monster, Doflamingo doesn't stand much of a chance.
5 WEAKER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Gecko Moria
Moria is the Captain of the Thriller Bark Pirates and he possesses the powers of a Paramecia type Devil Fruit called the Kage Kage no Mi. Using its powers, Moria can freely manipulate shadows at will.
Although he was strong enough to fight against Kaido for days at one point, his strength waned over time and by Marineford, he was considered unfit to be a Shichibukai. Moria is, undoubtedly, weaker than Doflamingo.
4 STRONGER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Kaido
Kaido is one of the Four Emperors of the Sea in One Piece and someone who can only be matched by a handful of characters. Although he has lost 7 battles in his life as a pirate, Kaido is certainly not someone who would lose to Doflamingo.
The fact that Doflamingo fears the sole existence of Kaido is proof enough of that. Kaido has held his own against someone like Shanks, and even Big Mom - feats that Doflamingo can't even hope to achieve.
3 WEALER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Crocodile
Also known as Sir Crocodile, he was one of the Royal Shichibukai at one point in the series and had a bounty of 81 million berries prior to becoming one. Crocodile is a user of the Suna Suna no Mi Logia which allows him to freely control sand.
Unfortunately, he doesn't seem to be a user of Haki, which means someone like Doflamingo can deal with him without much trouble. Crocodile, without a doubt, is weaker than the Heavenly Demon.
2 STRONGER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Big Mom
Big Mom is one of the Yonko of the Sea in the world of One Piece and someone who is capable of rivaling even Kaido in battle. She has a bounty of 4.3 billion berries on her head, which is the second-highest in the entire series right now.
Big Mom's powers allow her to defeat almost anyone within an instant and Doflamingo is certainly no exception. Doflamingo is someone who was overpowered by Luffy in Gear 4, which automatically makes him several times weaker than Big Mom.
1 WEAKER THAN DOFLAMINGO: Arlong
Arlong led the infamous Arlong Pirates and terrorized the East Blue back in one of the earlier One Piece arcs, where his actions left a lasting impact. It's worth noting that he had a bounty of 20 million berries on his head.
Although a capable Fishman, Arlong was barely a threat to any strong character from the Grand Line. The fact that Luffy beat him without any of his gears means that he is no threat to Doflamingo either.