What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?

127,250 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?

33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

UNHCR (2026) – 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.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Syria: Internally displaced people due to conflict

Democratic Republic of Congo

5.67 million people

in 2025

Syria

5.54 million people

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

3rd

Syria rank

4th

Internally displaced people due to conflict over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Syria

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 5.67 million people against 5.54 million people in Syria, a difference of 127,250 people.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Syria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 4th of 205 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Syria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 people	0 people	0 people	—
2000s	592,142 people	0 people	592,142 people	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	2.95 million people	4.75 million people	1.80 million people	Syria
2020s	5.83 million people	6.76 million people	928,972 people	Syria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher internally displaced people due to conflict, Democratic Republic of Congo or Syria?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 5.67 million people against 5.54 million people in Syria as of 2025.
What is the difference in internally displaced people due to conflict between Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?: 127,250 people, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria?: 33 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Syria rank globally for internally displaced people due to conflict?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 3rd and Syria ranks 4th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNHCR (2026) – 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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Indicator: Internally displaced people due to conflict
Unit: people
Source: UNHCR (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 205 places, 6,034 data points, 1993–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

People who were forced to leave their homes due to armed conflict or violence.