Canada vs South Sudan: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Canada
192,000 number of cases
in 2023
South Sudan
167,000 number of cases
in 2023
Canada rank
22nd
South Sudan rank
24th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Canada
  • South Sudan
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How they compare

Canada currently reports 192,000 number of cases against 167,000 number of cases in South Sudan, a difference of 25,000 number of cases.

That makes Canada's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 22nd and South Sudan ranks 24th 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.