Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Bulgaria
250 number of cases
in 2023
Costa Rica
290 number of cases
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
119th
Costa Rica rank
118th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 290 number of cases against 250 number of cases in Bulgaria, a difference of 40 number of cases.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 118th of 146 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 603.2 number of cases | 7,140 number of cases | 6,537 number of cases | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 391.67 number of cases | 726.67 number of cases | 335 number of cases | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 290 number of cases against 250 number of cases in Bulgaria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 40 number of cases, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Bulgaria ranks 119th and Costa Rica ranks 118th 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.