Puerto Rico vs Uganda: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Puerto Rico
49,000 number of cases
in 2022
Uganda
50,000 number of cases
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
40th
Uganda rank
39th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Puerto Rico
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 50,000 number of cases against 49,000 number of cases in Puerto Rico, a difference of 1,000 number of cases.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Uganda ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 40th and Uganda ranks 39th of 146 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,547 number of cases | 116,333 number of cases | 86,787 number of cases | Uganda |
| 2020s | 30,000 number of cases | 52,000 number of cases | 22,000 number of cases | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Puerto Rico or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 50,000 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 Uganda?
- 1,000 number of cases, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Uganda rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Puerto Rico ranks 40th and Uganda ranks 39th 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.