Namibia vs Palau: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Namibia
32,019 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Palau
40,923 affected per 100,000 people
in 2021
Namibia rank
10th
Palau rank
7th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Namibia
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 40,923 affected per 100,000 people against 32,019 affected per 100,000 people in Namibia, a difference of 8,904 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes Palau's figure about 1.3 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Palau ahead.
Namibia ranks 10th and Palau ranks 7th of 167 countries.
Palau has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,222 affected per 100,000 people | 21,692 affected per 100,000 people | 7,470 affected per 100,000 people | Palau |
| 2020s | 14.27 affected per 100,000 people | 40,923 affected per 100,000 people | 40,909 affected per 100,000 people | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Namibia or Palau?
- Palau, at 40,923 affected per 100,000 people against 32,019 affected per 100,000 people in Namibia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Palau?
- 8,904 affected per 100,000 people, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Palau?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Namibia and Palau rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 10th and Palau ranks 7th 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
Rate of people per 100,000 affected by a natural disaster.