Afghanistan vs Iraq: Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with

Afghanistan
32,000 number of cases
in 2022
Iraq
21,000 number of cases
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
27th
Iraq rank
28th

Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 32,000 number of cases against 21,000 number of cases in Iraq, a difference of 11,000 number of cases.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.5 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 28th of 41 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Iraq in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Iraq Difference Ahead
2010s 345,125 number of cases 700,375 number of cases 355,250 number of cases Iraq
2020s 386,333 number of cases 52,000 number of cases 334,333 number of cases Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with, Afghanistan or Iraq?
Afghanistan, at 32,000 number of cases against 21,000 number of cases in Iraq as of 2022.
What is the difference in internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with between Afghanistan and Iraq?
11,000 number of cases, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with?
Afghanistan ranks 27th and Iraq ranks 28th of 41 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), published as Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with conflict and violence (number of cases)
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
58 places, 601 data points, 2009–2023
Last refreshed

Internally displaced persons are defined according to the 1998 Guiding Principles (http://www.internal-displacement.org/publications/1998/ocha-guiding-principles-on-internal-displacement) as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, in particular as a result of armed conflict, or to avoid the effects of armed conflict, situations of generalized violence, violations of human rights, or natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border. "New Displacement" refers to the number of new cases or incidents of displacement recorded over the specified year, rather than the number of people displaced. This is done because people may have been displaced more than once.