Burkina Faso vs Burundi: People displaced internally by natural disasters
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 24,000 number of cases against 21,000 number of cases in Burundi, a difference of 3,000 number of cases.
That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Burundi ranks 55th of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Burundi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Burundi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,000 number of cases | 2,800 number of cases | 25,200 number of cases | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 10,600 number of cases | 11,640 number of cases | 1,040 number of cases | Burundi |
| 2020s | 15,467 number of cases | 28,667 number of cases | 13,200 number of cases | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Burkina Faso or Burundi?
- Burkina Faso, at 24,000 number of cases against 21,000 number of cases in Burundi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 3,000 number of cases, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Burundi?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Burundi rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Burkina Faso ranks 52nd and Burundi ranks 55th 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.