Iraq vs South Sudan: Forcibly displaced people
Forcibly displaced people over time
- Iraq
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 1.55 million against 1.34 million in Iraq, a difference of 207,350.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Iraq ahead.
Globally, Iraq ranks 27th and South Sudan ranks 24th of 180 countries.
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About this data
Forcibly displaced people are represented by the sum of (1) refugees (and people in a refugee-like situation) under the mandate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), (2) refugees under the mandate of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), (3) asylum-seekers, (4) other people in need of international protection, and (5) internally displaced people (IDPs). Situations in which people are reported in more than one of these categories are accounted for, to the extent possible.