Bahamas vs Ecuador: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Bahamas
18,000 number of cases
in 2019
Ecuador
16,000 number of cases
in 2023
Bahamas rank
57th
Ecuador rank
59th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Bahamas
- Ecuador
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 18,000 number of cases against 16,000 number of cases in Ecuador, a difference of 2,000 number of cases.
That makes Bahamas's figure about 1.1 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ecuador ahead.
Bahamas ranks 57th and Ecuador ranks 59th of 146 countries.
Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 500 number of cases | 14,000 number of cases | 13,500 number of cases | Ecuador |
| 2010s | 5,226 number of cases | 59,920 number of cases | 54,694 number of cases | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Bahamas or Ecuador?
- Bahamas, at 18,000 number of cases against 16,000 number of cases in Ecuador as of 2019.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Bahamas and Ecuador?
- 2,000 number of cases, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Ecuador?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2019.
- How do Bahamas and Ecuador rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Bahamas ranks 57th and Ecuador ranks 59th of 146 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as People displaced internally by natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.