Afghanistan vs Myanmar: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Afghanistan
3.20 million people
in 2025
Myanmar
3.63 million people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
10th
Myanmar rank
7th
Internally displaced people due to conflict over time
- Afghanistan
- Myanmar
How they compare
Myanmar currently reports 3.63 million people against 3.20 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 429,820 people.
That makes Myanmar's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 7th of 205 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235,980 people | 0 people | 235,980 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 392,093 people | 26,037 people | 366,056 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.22 million people | 344,165 people | 875,002 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.20 million people | 2.05 million people | 1.15 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 Myanmar?
- Myanmar, at 3.63 million people against 3.20 million people in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 429,820 people, with Myanmar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Myanmar?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Myanmar rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?
- Afghanistan ranks 10th and Myanmar ranks 7th 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.