Burundi vs Sri Lanka: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Burundi
21,000 number of cases
in 2023
Sri Lanka
17,000 number of cases
in 2023
Burundi rank
55th
Sri Lanka rank
58th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Burundi
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Burundi currently reports 21,000 number of cases against 17,000 number of cases in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4,000 number of cases.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Burundi ranks 55th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 146 countries.

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About this data

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

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.