Mexico vs Peru: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Mexico
196,000 number of cases
in 2023
Peru
188,000 number of cases
in 2023
Mexico rank
21st
Peru rank
23rd

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Mexico
  • Peru
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 196,000 number of cases against 188,000 number of cases in Peru, a difference of 8,000 number of cases.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Peru ahead.

Mexico ranks 21st and Peru ranks 23rd 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.