Afghanistan vs India: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Afghanistan
418,000 number of cases
in 2023
India
528,000 number of cases
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
15th
India rank
14th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
India currently reports 528,000 number of cases against 418,000 number of cases in Afghanistan, a difference of 110,000 number of cases.
That makes India's figure about 1.3 times Afghanistan's.
Across all 16 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 15th and India ranks 14th of 146 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,700 number of cases | 5.98 million number of cases | 5.97 million number of cases | India |
| 2010s | 78,940 number of cases | 3.27 million number of cases | 3.19 million number of cases | India |
| 2020s | 178,000 number of cases | 2.95 million number of cases | 2.77 million number of cases | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Afghanistan or India?
- India, at 528,000 number of cases against 418,000 number of cases in Afghanistan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Afghanistan and India?
- 110,000 number of cases, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Afghanistan ranks 15th and India ranks 14th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.