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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Iran: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Democratic Republic of Congo
133,000 number of cases
in 2023
Iran
124,000 number of cases
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Iran rank
28th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Iran
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 133,000 number of cases against 124,000 number of cases in Iran, a difference of 9,000 number of cases.

That makes Democratic Republic of Congo's figure about 1.1 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Iran ranks 28th of 146 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People displaced internally by natural disasters
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

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.