Myanmar vs Somalia: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Myanmar
995,000 number of cases
in 2023
Somalia
2.04 million number of cases
in 2023
Myanmar rank
6th
Somalia rank
4th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Myanmar
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 2.04 million number of cases against 995,000 number of cases in Myanmar, a difference of 1.05 million number of cases.
That makes Somalia's figure about 2.1 times Myanmar's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Myanmar ahead.
Myanmar ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th of 146 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Myanmar averaged higher in 2 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Myanmar | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.25 million number of cases | 12,000 number of cases | 2.24 million number of cases | Myanmar |
| 2010s | 392,222 number of cases | 241,356 number of cases | 150,867 number of cases | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 304,000 number of cases | 1.13 million number of cases | 821,750 number of cases | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Myanmar or Somalia?
- Somalia, at 2.04 million number of cases against 995,000 number of cases in Myanmar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Myanmar and Somalia?
- 1.05 million number of cases, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Somalia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Myanmar and Somalia rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Myanmar ranks 6th and Somalia ranks 4th 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.