Bangladesh vs Brazil: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Bangladesh
1.79 million number of cases
in 2023
Brazil
745,000 number of cases
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
5th
Brazil rank
7th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Bangladesh
- Brazil
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1.79 million number of cases against 745,000 number of cases in Brazil, a difference of 1.05 million number of cases.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 2.4 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Brazil ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 7th of 146 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 701,500 number of cases | 416,000 number of cases | 285,500 number of cases | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 957,600 number of cases | 119,000 number of cases | 838,600 number of cases | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 1.96 million number of cases | 565,000 number of cases | 1.40 million number of cases | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Bangladesh or Brazil?
- Bangladesh, at 1.79 million number of cases against 745,000 number of cases in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 1.05 million number of cases, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Bangladesh ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 7th 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.