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

Democratic Republic of Congo
133,000 number of cases
in 2023
Madagascar
117,000 number of cases
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Madagascar rank
29th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 133,000 number of cases against 117,000 number of cases in Madagascar, a difference of 16,000 number of cases.

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

The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Madagascar ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Madagascar ranks 29th 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.