El Salvador vs Honduras: People displaced internally by natural disasters
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- El Salvador
- Honduras
How they compare
Honduras currently reports 5,800 number of cases against 5,300 number of cases in El Salvador, a difference of 500 number of cases.
That makes Honduras's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Honduras ahead.
El Salvador ranks 78th and Honduras ranks 76th of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Honduras in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Honduras | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,548 number of cases | 36,100 number of cases | 28,552 number of cases | Honduras |
| 2010s | 12,157 number of cases | 6,111 number of cases | 6,046 number of cases | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 6,862 number of cases | 247,265 number of cases | 240,402 number of cases | Honduras |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, El Salvador or Honduras?
- Honduras, at 5,800 number of cases against 5,300 number of cases in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between El Salvador and Honduras?
- 500 number of cases, with Honduras ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Honduras?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Honduras rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- El Salvador ranks 78th and Honduras ranks 76th 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.