South Korea vs Spain: People displaced internally by natural disasters

South Korea
40,000 number of cases
in 2023
Spain
24,000 number of cases
in 2023
South Korea rank
49th
Spain rank
52nd

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • South Korea
  • Spain
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 40,000 number of cases against 24,000 number of cases in Spain, a difference of 16,000 number of cases.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.7 times Spain's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Spain ahead.

South Korea ranks 49th and Spain ranks 52nd of 146 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People displaced internally by natural disasters
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

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.