Malaysia vs Mexico: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Malaysia
206,000 number of cases
in 2023
Mexico
196,000 number of cases
in 2023
Malaysia rank
19th
Mexico rank
21st

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Malaysia
  • Mexico
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How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 206,000 number of cases against 196,000 number of cases in Mexico, a difference of 10,000 number of cases.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Mexico ahead.

Malaysia ranks 19th and Mexico ranks 21st 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.