Malawi vs Syria: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Malawi
660,000 number of cases
in 2023
Syria
702,000 number of cases
in 2023
Malawi rank
10th
Syria rank
9th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Malawi
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 702,000 number of cases against 660,000 number of cases in Malawi, a difference of 42,000 number of cases.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.1 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Syria ahead.
Malawi ranks 10th and Syria ranks 9th of 146 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 55,400 number of cases | 12,150 number of cases | 43,250 number of cases | Malawi |
| 2020s | 246,900 number of cases | 209,000 number of cases | 37,900 number of cases | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Malawi or Syria?
- Syria, at 702,000 number of cases against 660,000 number of cases in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Malawi and Syria?
- 42,000 number of cases, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syria?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Malawi and Syria rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Malawi ranks 10th and Syria ranks 9th 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.