Greece vs Madagascar: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Greece
91,000 number of cases
in 2023
Madagascar
117,000 number of cases
in 2023
Greece rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
29th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Greece
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 117,000 number of cases against 91,000 number of cases in Greece, a difference of 26,000 number of cases.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.3 times Greece's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Madagascar ahead.
Greece ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 29th of 146 countries.
Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 320 number of cases | 8,100 number of cases | 7,780 number of cases | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 3,461 number of cases | 72,686 number of cases | 69,224 number of cases | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 42,928 number of cases | 125,750 number of cases | 82,822 number of cases | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Greece or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 117,000 number of cases against 91,000 number of cases in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Greece and Madagascar?
- 26,000 number of cases, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Madagascar?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Madagascar rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Greece ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 29th 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.