Afghanistan vs Kenya: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Afghanistan
418,000 number of cases
in 2023
Kenya
641,000 number of cases
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
15th
Kenya rank
12th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Afghanistan
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 641,000 number of cases against 418,000 number of cases in Afghanistan, a difference of 223,000 number of cases.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Kenya ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 12th of 146 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,700 number of cases | 51,000 number of cases | 35,300 number of cases | Kenya |
| 2010s | 78,940 number of cases | 95,140 number of cases | 16,200 number of cases | Kenya |
| 2020s | 178,000 number of cases | 332,500 number of cases | 154,500 number of cases | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Afghanistan or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 641,000 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 Kenya?
- 223,000 number of cases, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kenya?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Kenya rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Afghanistan ranks 15th and Kenya ranks 12th 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.