Rwanda vs Vietnam: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Rwanda
70,000 number of cases
in 2023
Vietnam
68,000 number of cases
in 2023
Rwanda rank
34th
Vietnam rank
37th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Rwanda
- Vietnam
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 70,000 number of cases against 68,000 number of cases in Vietnam, a difference of 2,000 number of cases.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Vietnam ahead.
Rwanda ranks 34th and Vietnam ranks 37th of 146 countries.
Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,000 number of cases | 106,000 number of cases | 101,000 number of cases | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 9,744 number of cases | 298,067 number of cases | 288,322 number of cases | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 24,700 number of cases | 616,250 number of cases | 591,550 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, Rwanda or Vietnam?
- Rwanda, at 70,000 number of cases against 68,000 number of cases in Vietnam as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Rwanda and Vietnam?
- 2,000 number of cases, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Vietnam?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Rwanda and Vietnam rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Rwanda ranks 34th 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.
Individual pages
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.