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

Democratic Republic of Congo
133,000 number of cases
in 2023
South Sudan
167,000 number of cases
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
27th
South Sudan rank
24th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

South Sudan currently reports 167,000 number of cases against 133,000 number of cases in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 34,000 number of cases.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of Congo's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2012 it was South Sudan ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 24th 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.