Haiti vs Japan: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Haiti
9,800 number of cases
in 2023
Japan
8,600 number of cases
in 2023
Haiti rank
69th
Japan rank
72nd
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Haiti
- Japan
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 9,800 number of cases against 8,600 number of cases in Japan, a difference of 1,200 number of cases.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Haiti ahead.
Haiti ranks 69th and Japan ranks 72nd of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 139,000 number of cases | 800 number of cases | 138,200 number of cases | Haiti |
| 2010s | 204,960 number of cases | 441,200 number of cases | 236,240 number of cases | Japan |
| 2020s | 64,450 number of cases | 64,900 number of cases | 450 number of cases | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Haiti or Japan?
- Haiti, at 9,800 number of cases against 8,600 number of cases in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Haiti and Japan?
- 1,200 number of cases, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Japan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Haiti and Japan rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Haiti ranks 69th and Japan ranks 72nd 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.