5 Countries with Most Climate Refugees in the World

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In this article, we take a look at the 5 countries with the most climate refugees in the world. If you would like to see our detailed analysis, you can check out the 15 Countries with the Most Climate Refugees in the World. 

05. Nigeria 

Internal Displacements by Disaster: 2,437,000

ND-GAIN Score: 0.486

Net Migration Rate: -0.2

The highest disaster-related displacements in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2022 were recorded by Nigeria, which was also its highest number in a decade. The southern state of Bayelsa faced half of these displacements, which were mostly worsened by severe flooding between June and November. This is why Nigeria is one of the countries on our list of states with the most climate refugees in the world.

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