Eswatini vs South Africa: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
Eswatini
0.0%
in 2019
South Africa
0.0%
in 2021
Eswatini rank
23rd
South Africa rank
23rd
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time
- Eswatini
- South Africa
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.
Eswatini ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 74 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Africa |
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, Eswatini or South Africa?
- Eswatini, at 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa as of 2019.
- What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between Eswatini and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and South Africa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2019.
- How do Eswatini and South Africa rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- Eswatini 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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Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.