Somalia vs Turkey: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Somalia
2.04 million number of cases
in 2023
Turkey
4.05 million number of cases
in 2023
Somalia rank
4th
Turkey rank
2nd
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Somalia
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 4.05 million number of cases against 2.04 million number of cases in Somalia, a difference of 2.01 million number of cases.
That makes Turkey's figure about 2.0 times Somalia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Somalia ahead.
Somalia ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 2nd of 146 countries.
Somalia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,000 number of cases | 300 number of cases | 11,700 number of cases | Somalia |
| 2010s | 198,700 number of cases | 593.33 number of cases | 198,107 number of cases | Somalia |
| 2020s | 1.13 million number of cases | 1.05 million number of cases | 79,525 number of cases | Somalia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people displaced internally by natural disasters, Somalia or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 4.05 million number of cases against 2.04 million number of cases in Somalia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Somalia and Turkey?
- 2.01 million number of cases, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Turkey?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Somalia and Turkey rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Somalia ranks 4th and Turkey ranks 2nd 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.