Kenya vs Mozambique: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Kenya
641,000 number of cases
in 2023
Mozambique
655,000 number of cases
in 2023
Kenya rank
12th
Mozambique rank
11th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Kenya
- Mozambique
How they compare
Mozambique currently reports 655,000 number of cases against 641,000 number of cases in Kenya, a difference of 14,000 number of cases.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Mozambique ahead.
Kenya ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 11th of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Mozambique in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Mozambique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51,000 number of cases | 75,150 number of cases | 24,150 number of cases | Mozambique |
| 2010s | 95,140 number of cases | 114,400 number of cases | 19,260 number of cases | Mozambique |
| 2020s | 332,500 number of cases | 215,000 number of cases | 117,500 number of cases | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Kenya or Mozambique?
- Mozambique, at 655,000 number of cases against 641,000 number of cases in Kenya as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Kenya and Mozambique?
- 14,000 number of cases, with Mozambique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Mozambique?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Kenya and Mozambique rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Kenya ranks 12th and Mozambique ranks 11th 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.