Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Afghanistan
3.20 million people
in 2025
Ethiopia
2.38 million people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
10th
Ethiopia rank
11th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 3.20 million people against 2.38 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 821,020 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | 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 | 542,786 people | 676,381 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.20 million people | 2.72 million people | 482,877 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 Ethiopia?
- Afghanistan, at 3.20 million people against 2.38 million people in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 821,020 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Ethiopia ranks 11th of 205 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNHCR (2026) β 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.