Cameroon vs Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries): Forcibly displaced people

Cameroon
1.38 million
in 2025
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
17.88 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
26th
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
26th

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Cameroon
  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M201020172025

How they compare

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 17.88 million against 1.38 million in Cameroon, a difference of 16.50 million.

That makes Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 12.9 times Cameroon's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 26th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th of 180 countries.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2010s 480,305 7.67 million 7.19 million Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2020s 1.45 million 14.12 million 12.68 million Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Cameroon or Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), at 17.88 million against 1.38 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16.50 million, with Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Cameroon ranks 26th and Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 26th 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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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.