Cameroon vs Lower middle income: Forcibly displaced people

Cameroon
1.38 million
in 2025
Lower middle income
22.10 million
in 2025
Cameroon rank
26th
Lower middle income rank
23rd

Forcibly displaced people over time

  • Cameroon
  • Lower middle income
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How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 22.10 million against 1.38 million in Cameroon, a difference of 20.72 million.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 16.0 times Cameroon's.

Across all 16 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Cameroon ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd of 180 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Lower middle income Difference Ahead
2010s 480,305 12.39 million 11.91 million Lower middle income
2020s 1.45 million 18.34 million 16.89 million Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forcibly displaced people, Cameroon or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 22.10 million against 1.38 million in Cameroon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forcibly displaced people between Cameroon and Lower middle income?
20.72 million, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Lower middle income?
16 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2025.
How do Cameroon and Lower middle income rank globally for forcibly displaced people?
Cameroon ranks 26th and Lower middle income ranks 23rd 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.