Puerto Rico vs Sudan: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Puerto Rico
49,000 number of cases
in 2022
Sudan
58,000 number of cases
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
40th
Sudan rank
38th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Puerto Rico
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 58,000 number of cases against 49,000 number of cases in Puerto Rico, a difference of 9,000 number of cases.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 40th and Sudan ranks 38th of 146 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,547 number of cases | 149,000 number of cases | 119,453 number of cases | Sudan |
| 2020s | 30,000 number of cases | 279,500 number of cases | 249,500 number of cases | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Puerto Rico or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 58,000 number of cases against 49,000 number of cases in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Puerto Rico and Sudan?
- 9,000 number of cases, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Sudan rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Puerto Rico ranks 40th and Sudan ranks 38th 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.