Cameroon vs Thailand: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Cameroon
2,900 number of cases
in 2023
Thailand
2,800 number of cases
in 2023
Cameroon rank
90th
Thailand rank
91st
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Cameroon
- Thailand
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 2,900 number of cases against 2,800 number of cases in Thailand, a difference of 100 number of cases.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Thailand ahead.
Cameroon ranks 90th and Thailand ranks 91st of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,000 number of cases | 203,000 number of cases | 202,000 number of cases | Thailand |
| 2010s | 13,583 number of cases | 184,107 number of cases | 170,523 number of cases | Thailand |
| 2020s | 46,675 number of cases | 11,800 number of cases | 34,875 number of cases | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Cameroon or Thailand?
- Cameroon, at 2,900 number of cases against 2,800 number of cases in Thailand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Cameroon and Thailand?
- 100 number of cases, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Thailand?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and Thailand rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Cameroon ranks 90th and Thailand ranks 91st 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.