What is the difference in people affected by disaster, number between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria?

398,740, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Nigeria: People affected by disaster, Number

Democratic Republic of the Congo

2.19 million

in 2024

Nigeria

1.79 million

in 2024

Democratic Republic of the Congo rank

11th

Nigeria rank

13th

People affected by disaster, Number over time

Democratic Republic of the Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

Democratic Republic of the Congo currently reports 2.19 million against 1.79 million in Nigeria, a difference of 398,740.

That makes Democratic Republic of the Congo's figure about 1.2 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 183 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	39,025	348,500	309,475	Nigeria
2000s	19,967	74,589	54,622	Nigeria
2010s	85,393	1.19 million	1.10 million	Nigeria
2020s	7.18 million	5.98 million	1.19 million	Democratic Republic of the Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people affected by disaster, number, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Nigeria?: Democratic Republic of the Congo, at 2.19 million against 1.79 million in Nigeria as of 2024.
What is the difference in people affected by disaster, number between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria?: 398,740, with Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Nigeria rank globally for people affected by disaster, number?: Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 11th and Nigeria ranks 13th of 183 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: People affected by disaster, Number (Not Applicable)
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 185 places, 4,260 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed: 18 August 2026

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