Botswana vs South Africa: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
Botswana
0.0%
in 2024
South Africa
0.0%
in 2021
Botswana rank
23rd
South Africa rank
23rd
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 74 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.