Mali vs Portugal: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Mali
1,300 number of cases
in 2023
Portugal
1,700 number of cases
in 2023
Mali rank
98th
Portugal rank
95th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Mali
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 1,700 number of cases against 1,300 number of cases in Mali, a difference of 400 number of cases.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.3 times Mali's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 95th of 146 countries.
Mali has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,500 number of cases | 38 number of cases | 2,462 number of cases | Mali |
| 2010s | 8,160 number of cases | 1,792 number of cases | 6,368 number of cases | Mali |
| 2020s | 9,675 number of cases | 1,566 number of cases | 8,110 number of cases | Mali |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Mali or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 1,700 number of cases against 1,300 number of cases in Mali as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Mali and Portugal?
- 400 number of cases, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Portugal?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Mali and Portugal rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Mali ranks 98th and Portugal ranks 95th 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.