Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean: Forcibly displaced people

Cameroon
1.38 million
in 2025
Latin America & Caribbean
17.90 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
26th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
25th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Cameroon
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 17.90 million against 1.38 million in Cameroon, a difference of 16.52 million.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 13.0 times Cameroon's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th of 180 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
2010s 480,305 7.68 million 7.19 million Latin America & Caribbean
2020s 1.45 million 14.15 million 12.70 million Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 17.90 million against 1.38 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?
16.52 million, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Cameroon ranks 26th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 25th of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), published as Forcibly displaced people. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forcibly displaced people
Source
Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
227 places, 3,518 data points, 2010–2025
Last refreshed

Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.