Brazil vs Malawi: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Brazil
745,000 number of cases
in 2023
Malawi
660,000 number of cases
in 2023
Brazil rank
7th
Malawi rank
10th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Brazil
- Malawi
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 745,000 number of cases against 660,000 number of cases in Malawi, a difference of 85,000 number of cases.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 10th of 146 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 523,000 number of cases | 21,000 number of cases | 502,000 number of cases | Brazil |
| 2010s | 106,667 number of cases | 70,922 number of cases | 35,744 number of cases | Brazil |
| 2020s | 565,000 number of cases | 246,900 number of cases | 318,100 number of cases | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Brazil or Malawi?
- Brazil, at 745,000 number of cases against 660,000 number of cases in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Brazil and Malawi?
- 85,000 number of cases, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malawi?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Malawi rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Malawi ranks 10th 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.