Somalia vs South Africa: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
Somalia
0.0%
in 2025
South Africa
0.0%
in 2021
Somalia rank
23rd
South Africa rank
23rd
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time
- Somalia
- South Africa
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in South Africa, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Africa ahead.
Somalia ranks 23rd and South Africa ranks 23rd of 74 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | South Africa |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 0.0% | 4.8% | Somalia |
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, Somalia or South Africa?
- Somalia, 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 Somalia and South Africa?
- 0.0%, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and South Africa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2021.
- How do Somalia and South Africa rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- Somalia 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.