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

Democratic Republic of Congo
133,000 number of cases
in 2023
Nigeria
166,000 number of cases
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
Nigeria rank
25th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 166,000 number of cases against 133,000 number of cases in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 33,000 number of cases.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and Nigeria ranks 25th 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.