Uganda vs Vanuatu: People displaced internally by natural disasters
Uganda
50,000 number of cases
in 2023
Vanuatu
69,000 number of cases
in 2023
Uganda rank
39th
Vanuatu rank
36th
People displaced internally by natural disasters over time
- Uganda
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 69,000 number of cases against 50,000 number of cases in Uganda, a difference of 19,000 number of cases.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.4 times Uganda's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Uganda ahead.
Uganda ranks 39th and Vanuatu ranks 36th of 146 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Uganda | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54,528 number of cases | 11,815 number of cases | 42,713 number of cases | Uganda |
| 2020s | 51,333 number of cases | 49,797 number of cases | 1,537 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, Uganda or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 69,000 number of cases against 50,000 number of cases in Uganda as of 2023.
- What is the difference in people displaced internally by natural disasters between Uganda and Vanuatu?
- 19,000 number of cases, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Vanuatu?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Uganda and Vanuatu rank globally for people displaced internally by natural disasters?
- Uganda ranks 39th and Vanuatu ranks 36th 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.