Papua New Guinea vs Senegal: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Papua New Guinea
13,000 number of cases
in 2023
Senegal
12,000 number of cases
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
67th
Senegal rank
68th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Senegal
0100.0k200.0k300.0k200820152023

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 13,000 number of cases against 12,000 number of cases in Senegal, a difference of 1,000 number of cases.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Senegal's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Senegal ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and Senegal ranks 68th of 146 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Senegal Difference Ahead
2000s 1,000 number of cases 264,000 number of cases 263,000 number of cases Senegal
2010s 28,341 number of cases 10,339 number of cases 18,002 number of cases Papua New Guinea
2020s 4,967 number of cases 5,533 number of cases 566.67 number of cases Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Papua New Guinea or Senegal?
Papua New Guinea, at 13,000 number of cases against 12,000 number of cases in Senegal as of 2023.
What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
1,000 number of cases, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Senegal?
10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
How do Papua New Guinea and Senegal rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
Papua New Guinea ranks 67th and Senegal ranks 68th 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.

Individual pages

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.