How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Pakistan?

16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

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.

Brazil vs Pakistan: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Brazil

745,000 number of cases

in 2023

Pakistan

732,000 number of cases

in 2023

Brazil rank

7th

Pakistan rank

8th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

Brazil
Pakistan

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 745,000 number of cases against 732,000 number of cases in Pakistan, a difference of 13,000 number of cases.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 8th of 146 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Pakistan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	416,000 number of cases	86,500 number of cases	329,500 number of cases	Brazil
2010s	119,000 number of cases	1.55 million number of cases	1.43 million number of cases	Pakistan
2020s	565,000 number of cases	2.45 million number of cases	1.88 million number of cases	Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Brazil or Pakistan?: Brazil, at 745,000 number of cases against 732,000 number of cases in Pakistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Brazil and Pakistan?: 13,000 number of cases, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Pakistan?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Pakistan rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?: Brazil ranks 7th and Pakistan ranks 8th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.