Afghanistan vs (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa: New internal displacements

Afghanistan
421,080
in 2025
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
17.29 million
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
26th
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa rank
23rd

New internal displacements over time

  • Afghanistan
  • (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M200820162025

How they compare

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 17.29 million against 421,080 in Afghanistan, a difference of 16.87 million.

That makes (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 41.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 18 years both countries report, (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 26th and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 170 countries.

(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 15,932 2.01 million 2.00 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 375,220 5.74 million 5.37 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 552,201 16.30 million 15.75 million (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher new internal displacements, Afghanistan or (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
(SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa, at 17.29 million against 421,080 in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in new internal displacements between Afghanistan and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
16.87 million, with (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa?
18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for new internal displacements?
Afghanistan ranks 26th and (SDGRC) ECA_Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 23rd of 170 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNICEF, published as New internal displacements. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
New internal displacements
Source
UNICEF
Licence
UNICEF Terms of Use (attribution required)
Coverage
323 places, 4,954 data points, 2008–2025
Last refreshed