Haiti vs Senegal: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Haiti
9,800 number of cases
in 2023
Senegal
12,000 number of cases
in 2022
Haiti rank
69th
Senegal rank
68th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Haiti
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports 12,000 number of cases against 9,800 number of cases in Haiti, a difference of 2,200 number of cases.
That makes Senegal's figure about 1.2 times Haiti's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Senegal ahead.
Haiti ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 68th of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Haiti | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,900 number of cases | 264,000 number of cases | 254,100 number of cases | Senegal |
| 2010s | 255,200 number of cases | 8,929 number of cases | 246,271 number of cases | Haiti |
| 2020s | 82,667 number of cases | 5,533 number of cases | 77,133 number of cases | Haiti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Haiti or Senegal?
- Senegal, at 12,000 number of cases against 9,800 number of cases in Haiti as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Haiti and Senegal?
- 2,200 number of cases, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Senegal?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Haiti and Senegal rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Haiti ranks 69th and Senegal ranks 68th 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.