Cameroon vs Tonga: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Cameroon
2,900 number of cases
in 2023
Tonga
2,400 number of cases
in 2022
Cameroon rank
90th
Tonga rank
93rd
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Cameroon
- Tonga
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2,900 number of cases against 2,400 number of cases in Tonga, a difference of 500 number of cases.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 93rd of 146 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,500 number of cases | 1,906 number of cases | 12,594 number of cases | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 91,000 number of cases | 2,550 number of cases | 88,450 number of cases | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Cameroon or Tonga?
- Cameroon, at 2,900 number of cases against 2,400 number of cases in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Cameroon and Tonga?
- 500 number of cases, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Tonga?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2022.
- How do Cameroon and Tonga rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Cameroon ranks 90th and Tonga ranks 93rd 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.