Sri Lanka vs East Timor: People displaced internally by natural disasters

Sri Lanka
17,000 number of cases
in 2023
East Timor
16,000 number of cases
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
58th
East Timor rank
59th

People displaced internally by natural disasters over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • East Timor
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 17,000 number of cases against 16,000 number of cases in East Timor, a difference of 1,000 number of cases.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 58th and East Timor ranks 59th of 146 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
People displaced internally by natural disasters
Unit
number of cases
Source
Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
146 places, 1,631 data points, 2008–2023
Last refreshed

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.