Puerto Rico vs Vietnam: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Puerto Rico
49,000 number of cases
in 2022
Vietnam
68,000 number of cases
in 2023
Puerto Rico rank
40th
Vietnam rank
37th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Puerto Rico
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 68,000 number of cases against 49,000 number of cases in Puerto Rico, a difference of 19,000 number of cases.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.4 times Puerto Rico's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Vietnam has been ahead every year.
Puerto Rico ranks 40th and Vietnam ranks 37th of 146 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29,547 number of cases | 288,333 number of cases | 258,787 number of cases | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 30,000 number of cases | 808,500 number of cases | 778,500 number of cases | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Puerto Rico or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 68,000 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 Vietnam?
- 19,000 number of cases, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Vietnam?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2022.
- How do Puerto Rico and Vietnam rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Puerto Rico ranks 40th and Vietnam ranks 37th 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.