Bolivia vs Namibia: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita

Bolivia
24,715 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Namibia
32,019 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Bolivia rank
12th
Namibia rank
10th

People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Bolivia
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 32,019 affected per 100,000 people against 24,715 affected per 100,000 people in Bolivia, a difference of 7,304 affected per 100,000 people.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Bolivia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Bolivia ahead.

Bolivia ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 10th of 167 countries.

Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia Namibia Difference Ahead
2000s 1,789 affected per 100,000 people 4,572 affected per 100,000 people 2,783 affected per 100,000 people Namibia
2010s 2,743 affected per 100,000 people 11,084 affected per 100,000 people 8,340 affected per 100,000 people Namibia
2020s 9,425 affected per 100,000 people 12,628 affected per 100,000 people 3,204 affected per 100,000 people Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Bolivia or Namibia?
Namibia, at 32,019 affected per 100,000 people against 24,715 affected per 100,000 people in Bolivia as of 2025.
What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Bolivia and Namibia?
7,304 affected per 100,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Namibia?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Namibia rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
Bolivia ranks 12th and Namibia ranks 10th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Unit
affected per 100,000 people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 2,944 data points, 2000–2026
Last refreshed

Rate of people per 100,000 affected by a natural disaster.