Algeria vs Burkina Faso: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Algeria
23,000 number of cases
in 2023
Burkina Faso
24,000 number of cases
in 2023
Algeria rank
54th
Burkina Faso rank
52nd
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Algeria
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 24,000 number of cases against 23,000 number of cases in Algeria, a difference of 1,000 number of cases.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Algeria ranks 54th and Burkina Faso ranks 52nd of 146 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,750 number of cases | 89,000 number of cases | 75,250 number of cases | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 5,340 number of cases | 6,650 number of cases | 1,310 number of cases | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 11,533 number of cases | 15,467 number of cases | 3,933 number of cases | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Algeria or Burkina Faso?
- Burkina Faso, at 24,000 number of cases against 23,000 number of cases in Algeria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Algeria and Burkina Faso?
- 1,000 number of cases, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Burkina Faso?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Algeria and Burkina Faso rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Algeria ranks 54th and Burkina Faso ranks 52nd 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.