Australia vs Iceland: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Australia
4,700 number of cases
in 2023
Iceland
4,600 number of cases
in 2023
Australia rank
82nd
Iceland rank
83rd

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Australia
  • Iceland
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4,700 number of cases against 4,600 number of cases in Iceland, a difference of 100 number of cases.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 82nd and Iceland ranks 83rd of 146 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People displaced internally by natural disasters
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

Internally-displaced persons are defined as people or groups of people who have been forced or obliged to flee or to leave their homes or places of habitual residence, as a result of natural or human-made disasters and who have not crossed an international border.