Benin vs Zambia: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Benin
6,900 number of cases
in 2022
Zambia
9,300 number of cases
in 2023
Benin rank
74th
Zambia rank
71st
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Benin
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9,300 number of cases against 6,900 number of cases in Benin, a difference of 2,400 number of cases.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Benin's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 71st of 146 countries.
Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95,000 number of cases | 29,900 number of cases | 65,100 number of cases | Benin |
| 2010s | 64,300 number of cases | 1,954 number of cases | 62,346 number of cases | Benin |
| 2020s | 7,967 number of cases | 4,033 number of cases | 3,933 number of cases | Benin |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Benin or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9,300 number of cases against 6,900 number of cases in Benin as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Benin and Zambia?
- 2,400 number of cases, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Zambia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Benin and Zambia rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Benin ranks 74th and Zambia ranks 71st 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.