Niger vs Rwanda: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Niger
95,000 number of cases
in 2023
Rwanda
70,000 number of cases
in 2023
Niger rank
31st
Rwanda rank
34th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Niger
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Niger currently reports 95,000 number of cases against 70,000 number of cases in Rwanda, a difference of 25,000 number of cases.

That makes Niger's figure about 1.4 times Rwanda's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Rwanda ahead.

Niger ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 34th 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.