Japan vs Zambia: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Japan
8,600 number of cases
in 2023
Zambia
9,300 number of cases
in 2023
Japan rank
72nd
Zambia rank
71st
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Japan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 9,300 number of cases against 8,600 number of cases in Japan, a difference of 700 number of cases.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Zambia ahead.
Japan ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 71st of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 800 number of cases | 5,800 number of cases | 5,000 number of cases | Zambia |
| 2010s | 335,571 number of cases | 5,114 number of cases | 330,458 number of cases | Japan |
| 2020s | 64,900 number of cases | 5,350 number of cases | 59,550 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, Japan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 9,300 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 Japan and Zambia?
- 700 number of cases, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Zambia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Zambia rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Japan ranks 72nd and Zambia ranks 71st 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.