Costa Rica vs Jordan: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Costa Rica
290 number of cases
in 2023
Jordan
340 number of cases
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
118th
Jordan rank
117th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Costa Rica
- Jordan
How they compare
Jordan currently reports 340 number of cases against 290 number of cases in Costa Rica, a difference of 50 number of cases.
That makes Jordan's figure about 1.2 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Jordan ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 118th and Jordan ranks 117th of 146 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Jordan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,814 number of cases | 656.5 number of cases | 6,157 number of cases | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 2,245 number of cases | 240 number of cases | 2,005 number of cases | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Costa Rica or Jordan?
- Jordan, at 340 number of cases against 290 number of cases in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 50 number of cases, with Jordan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Jordan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Jordan rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Costa Rica ranks 118th and Jordan ranks 117th 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.