Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Afghanistan
3.20 million people
in 2024
Burkina Faso
2.06 million people
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
10th
Burkina Faso rank
12th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.20 million people against 2.06 million people in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1.14 million people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Burkina Faso's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 204 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235,980 people | 0 people | 235,980 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 392,093 people | 0 people | 392,093 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.22 million people | 60,941 people | 1.16 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.20 million people | 1.73 million people | 1.47 million people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Afghanistan, at 3.20 million people against 2.06 million people in Burkina Faso as of 2024.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 1.14 million people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Burkina Faso ranks 12th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Internally displaced people due to conflict. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.