Paraguay vs Sri Lanka: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Paraguay
16,000 number of cases
in 2023
Sri Lanka
17,000 number of cases
in 2023
Paraguay rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
58th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Paraguay
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 17,000 number of cases against 16,000 number of cases in Paraguay, a difference of 1,000 number of cases.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Paraguay ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 146 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60 number of cases | 525,000 number of cases | 524,940 number of cases | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 54,329 number of cases | 196,714 number of cases | 142,386 number of cases | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 8,002 number of cases | 18,000 number of cases | 9,998 number of cases | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Paraguay or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 17,000 number of cases against 16,000 number of cases in Paraguay as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Paraguay and Sri Lanka?
- 1,000 number of cases, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sri Lanka?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Paraguay and Sri Lanka rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Paraguay ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 58th 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.