How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?

14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.

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.

Ethiopia vs Kenya: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Ethiopia

618,000 number of cases

in 2023

Kenya

641,000 number of cases

in 2023

Ethiopia rank

13th

Kenya rank

12th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

Ethiopia
Kenya

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 641,000 number of cases against 618,000 number of cases in Ethiopia, a difference of 23,000 number of cases.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 12th of 146 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73,000 number of cases	10,000 number of cases	63,000 number of cases	Ethiopia
2010s	202,778 number of cases	103,600 number of cases	99,178 number of cases	Ethiopia
2020s	598,750 number of cases	332,500 number of cases	266,250 number of cases	Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Ethiopia or Kenya?: Kenya, at 641,000 number of cases against 618,000 number of cases in Ethiopia as of 2023.
What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Ethiopia and Kenya?: 23,000 number of cases, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Kenya?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
How do Ethiopia and Kenya rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?: Ethiopia ranks 13th and Kenya ranks 12th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.