Puerto Rico vs Tanzania: People displaced internally by natural disasters
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Puerto Rico
- Tanzania
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 49,000 number of cases against 46,000 number of cases in Tanzania, a difference of 3,000 number of cases.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 146 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,547 number of cases | 13,300 number of cases | 16,247 number of cases | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 30,000 number of cases | 30,100 number of cases | 100 number of cases | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Puerto Rico or Tanzania?
- Puerto Rico, at 49,000 number of cases against 46,000 number of cases in Tanzania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Puerto Rico and Tanzania?
- 3,000 number of cases, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Tanzania rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Puerto Rico ranks 40th and Tanzania ranks 43rd 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.