What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Iraq?

10.47 affected per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?

13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.

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.

Cameroon vs Iraq: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita

Cameroon

75.71 affected per 100,000 people

in 2026

Iraq

65.24 affected per 100,000 people

in 2026

Cameroon rank

93rd

Iraq rank

96th

People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time

Cameroon
Iraq

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 75.71 affected per 100,000 people against 65.24 affected per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 10.47 affected per 100,000 people.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 93rd and Iraq ranks 96th of 167 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	Iraq	Difference	Ahead
2000s	49.25 affected per 100,000 people	0.6903 affected per 100,000 people	48.56 affected per 100,000 people	Cameroon
2010s	99.29 affected per 100,000 people	40.49 affected per 100,000 people	58.79 affected per 100,000 people	Cameroon
2020s	2,286 affected per 100,000 people	1,991 affected per 100,000 people	294.75 affected per 100,000 people	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Cameroon or Iraq?: Cameroon, at 75.71 affected per 100,000 people against 65.24 affected per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2026.
What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and Iraq?: 10.47 affected per 100,000 people, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Iraq?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2026.
How do Cameroon and Iraq rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?: Cameroon ranks 93rd and Iraq ranks 96th 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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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: 09 October 2026

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