Ethiopia vs India: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Ethiopia
618,000 number of cases
in 2023
India
528,000 number of cases
in 2023
Ethiopia rank
13th
India rank
14th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Ethiopia
- India
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 618,000 number of cases against 528,000 number of cases in India, a difference of 90,000 number of cases.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times India's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was India ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 13th and India ranks 14th of 146 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73,000 number of cases | 6.66 million number of cases | 6.59 million number of cases | India |
| 2010s | 202,778 number of cases | 3.47 million number of cases | 3.26 million number of cases | India |
| 2020s | 598,750 number of cases | 2.95 million number of cases | 2.35 million number of cases | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Ethiopia or India?
- Ethiopia, at 618,000 number of cases against 528,000 number of cases in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Ethiopia and India?
- 90,000 number of cases, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and India?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Ethiopia and India rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Ethiopia ranks 13th and India ranks 14th 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.