Namibia vs South Africa: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP

Namibia
0.0%
in 2025
South Africa
0.0%
in 2021
Namibia rank
23rd
South Africa rank
23rd

Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time

  • Namibia
  • South Africa
00.511.5196419942025

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1982 it was South Africa ahead.

Namibia ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 74 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0%
1990s 0.5% 0.2% 0.3% Namibia
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% Namibia

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, Namibia or South Africa?
Namibia, at 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between Namibia and South Africa?
0.0%, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and South Africa?
9 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2019.
How do Namibia and South Africa rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
Namibia 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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Indicator
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
74 places, 1,048 data points, 1960–2025
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Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.