Laos vs Mauritania: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Laos
1,100 number of cases
in 2023
Mauritania
1,100 number of cases
in 2023
Laos rank
101st
Mauritania rank
101st
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Laos
- Mauritania
How they compare
Laos currently reports 1,100 number of cases against 1,100 number of cases in Mauritania, a difference of 0 number of cases.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Laos ahead.
Laos ranks 101st and Mauritania ranks 101st of 146 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 1 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33,022 number of cases | 3,635 number of cases | 29,388 number of cases | Laos |
| 2020s | 4,553 number of cases | 8,567 number of cases | 4,013 number of cases | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Laos or Mauritania?
- Laos, at 1,100 number of cases against 1,100 number of cases in Mauritania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Laos and Mauritania?
- 0 number of cases, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Mauritania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Laos and Mauritania rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Laos ranks 101st and Mauritania ranks 101st 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.