Italy vs South Korea: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Italy
42,000 number of cases
in 2023
South Korea
40,000 number of cases
in 2023
Italy rank
46th
South Korea rank
49th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
Italy currently reports 42,000 number of cases against 40,000 number of cases in South Korea, a difference of 2,000 number of cases.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2013 it was South Korea ahead.
Italy ranks 46th and South Korea ranks 49th of 146 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,780 number of cases | 4,540 number of cases | 4,240 number of cases | Italy |
| 2020s | 12,675 number of cases | 22,975 number of cases | 10,300 number of cases | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Italy or South Korea?
- Italy, at 42,000 number of cases against 40,000 number of cases in South Korea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Italy and South Korea?
- 2,000 number of cases, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Italy ranks 46th and South Korea ranks 49th 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.