China vs Turkey: People displaced internally by natural disasters
China
4.70 million number of cases
in 2023
Turkey
4.05 million number of cases
in 2023
China rank
1st
Turkey rank
2nd
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- China
- Turkey
How they compare
China currently reports 4.70 million number of cases against 4.05 million number of cases in Turkey, a difference of 649,000 number of cases.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Turkey's.
Across all 13 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 2nd of 146 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.35 million number of cases | 10,150 number of cases | 11.34 million number of cases | China |
| 2010s | 6.16 million number of cases | 36,509 number of cases | 6.12 million number of cases | China |
| 2020s | 4.86 million number of cases | 1.05 million number of cases | 3.82 million number of cases | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, China or Turkey?
- China, at 4.70 million number of cases against 4.05 million number of cases in Turkey as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between China and Turkey?
- 649,000 number of cases, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Turkey?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do China and Turkey rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- China ranks 1st and Turkey ranks 2nd 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.