China vs Somalia: People displaced internally by natural disasters

China
4.70 million number of cases
in 2023
Somalia
2.04 million number of cases
in 2023
China rank
1st
Somalia rank
4th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • China
  • Somalia
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How they compare

China currently reports 4.70 million number of cases against 2.04 million number of cases in Somalia, a difference of 2.66 million number of cases.

That makes China's figure about 2.3 times Somalia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.

China ranks 1st and Somalia ranks 4th 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.