Germany vs Uruguay: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Germany
3,300 number of cases
in 2023
Uruguay
4,300 number of cases
in 2023
Germany rank
89th
Uruguay rank
86th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Germany
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 4,300 number of cases against 3,300 number of cases in Germany, a difference of 1,000 number of cases.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.3 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 89th and Uruguay ranks 86th of 146 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,282 number of cases | 8,880 number of cases | 2,402 number of cases | Germany |
| 2020s | 5,233 number of cases | 1,408 number of cases | 3,826 number of cases | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Germany or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 4,300 number of cases against 3,300 number of cases in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Germany and Uruguay?
- 1,000 number of cases, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Uruguay?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Uruguay rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Germany ranks 89th and Uruguay ranks 86th 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.