Namibia vs Vanuatu: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Namibia
32,019 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Vanuatu
24,487 affected per 100,000 people
in 2024
Namibia rank
10th
Vanuatu rank
13th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Namibia
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 32,019 affected per 100,000 people against 24,487 affected per 100,000 people in Vanuatu, a difference of 7,532 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.3 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Namibia ranks 10th and Vanuatu ranks 13th of 167 countries.
Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,591 affected per 100,000 people | 5,923 affected per 100,000 people | 1,333 affected per 100,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 9,600 affected per 100,000 people | 20,222 affected per 100,000 people | 10,621 affected per 100,000 people | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 7,781 affected per 100,000 people | 63,605 affected per 100,000 people | 55,824 affected per 100,000 people | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Namibia, at 32,019 affected per 100,000 people against 24,487 affected per 100,000 people in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Vanuatu?
- 7,532 affected per 100,000 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Vanuatu?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Vanuatu rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Namibia ranks 10th and Vanuatu ranks 13th 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.