Brazil vs Somalia: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Brazil
745,000 number of cases
in 2023
Somalia
2.04 million number of cases
in 2023
Brazil rank
7th
Somalia rank
4th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Brazil
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.04 million number of cases against 745,000 number of cases in Brazil, a difference of 1.30 million number of cases.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.7 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 309,000 number of cases | 12,000 number of cases | 297,000 number of cases | Brazil |
| 2010s | 113,333 number of cases | 241,356 number of cases | 128,022 number of cases | Somalia |
| 2020s | 565,000 number of cases | 1.13 million number of cases | 560,750 number of cases | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Brazil or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.04 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 Brazil and Somalia?
- 1.30 million number of cases, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Somalia rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Brazil ranks 7th and Somalia ranks 4th 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.