People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita by country
Rate of people per 100,000 affected by a natural disaster.
Countries reporting
166
Highest
104,202 affected per 100,000 people
Dominica
Lowest
0 affected per 100,000 people
Samoa
Median
143.52 affected per 100,000 people
Years covered
27
2000–2026
Data points
2,944
What the numbers show
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 104,202 affected per 100,000 people in Dominica; the lowest is 0 affected per 100,000 people in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 143.52 affected per 100,000 people, and the mean is 5,893 affected per 100,000 people.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 397,189.0%), and the largest decrease in Lebanon (down 100.0%).
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dominica | 104,202 affected per 100,000 people | 2017 | up 852.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Grenada | 95,572 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 89,045 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 12,221.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Tonga | 80,127 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 1,034.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Jamaica | 66,982 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 1,944.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Eritrea | 60,362 affected per 100,000 people | 2008 | up 150.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Palau | 40,923 affected per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 482.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 39,777 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 39,688 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 2,590.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Namibia | 32,019 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Micronesia (country) | 29,774 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Bolivia | 24,715 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 1,508.7% | volatile |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 24,487 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 218.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Cape Verde | 22,566 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 10,336.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Cuba | 20,115 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 1,960.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Haiti | 19,353 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 391.5% | volatile |
| 17 | Costa Rica | 17,833 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 2,956.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Djibouti | 16,900 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Lesotho | 14,207 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 11,266.3% | volatile |
| 20 | East Timor | 10,641 affected per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 11,191.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Thailand | 8,110 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 397,189.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Fiji | 8,002 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 23 | South Sudan | 7,876 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Mauritius | 7,867 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 123,752.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Botswana | 7,429 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 26 | Comoros | 7,403 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 170.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Sri Lanka | 7,343 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 786.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,685 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 29 | Morocco | 5,160 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 1,408.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Somalia | 4,454 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 83.2% | volatile |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 4,322 affected per 100,000 people | 2021 | up 1,688.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Palestine | 4,205 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 512.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Nepal | 4,142 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Saint Lucia | 3,076 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Myanmar | 2,775 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Czechia | 2,329 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 81.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Laos | 2,313 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 228.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Madagascar | 2,034 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 1,946 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Papua New Guinea | 1,827 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 2,380.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Mozambique | 1,750 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 78.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Burundi | 1,693 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 1,341.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Dominican Republic | 1,620 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 93.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Mali | 1,553 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 489.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Hungary | 1,535 affected per 100,000 people | 2019 | up 2,964.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,495 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Colombia | 1,353 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 28,159.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Georgia | 1,284 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 371.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Mongolia | 1,102 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Russia | 1,046 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 12,938.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Niger | 960.73 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Congo | 949.27 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 368.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Barbados | 885.03 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Gambia | 757.49 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Malawi | 742.02 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Armenia | 677.42 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 2,536.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Bahamas | 645.1 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Chad | 585.7 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Kazakhstan | 583.06 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 3,734.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Philippines | 548.41 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Honduras | 536.74 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Uruguay | 443.45 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Syria | 417.94 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 2,219.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Cambodia | 375.39 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Ecuador | 370.22 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 88.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Senegal | 300.51 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 86.8% | volatile |
| 67 | India | 257.38 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 247.46 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 1,544.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Zimbabwe | 240.46 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Gabon | 232.49 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 94.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Serbia | 231.24 affected per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 460.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Belize | 230.65 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 203.62 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Tunisia | 201.37 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 1,073.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Yemen | 194.97 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 110.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Peru | 190.24 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 66.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Guatemala | 181 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 78 | Nigeria | 179.94 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Sierra Leone | 173.02 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 49.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Togo | 151.07 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Poland | 147.9 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 106,666.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Malaysia | 145.41 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 1,408.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Angola | 143.69 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 323.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritania | 143.36 affected per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 85 | El Salvador | 142.78 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 134.78 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 77.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Sweden | 129.61 affected per 100,000 people | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Ghana | 121.68 affected per 100,000 people | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Iran | 101.71 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 218.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 87.24 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Eswatini | 86.8 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 146.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Venezuela | 85.23 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Cameroon | 75.71 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Reunion | 68.68 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 122.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Chile | 67.24 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 12,183.3% | volatile |
| 96 | Iraq | 65.24 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 97 | Bhutan | 64.74 affected per 100,000 people | 2021 | down 97.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Liberia | 63.27 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Guyana | 60.85 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 100 | South Korea | 53.54 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 26,692.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Vietnam | 47.08 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 102 | Cyprus | 43.7 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Tajikistan | 37.27 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 82.8% | volatile |
| 104 | China | 32.71 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Burkina Faso | 32.63 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Uganda | 29.75 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 107 | Argentina | 29.35 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Taiwan | 28.07 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 766.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Oman | 26.34 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Belgium | 25.61 affected per 100,000 people | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Zambia | 24.98 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 112 | Austria | 24.34 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 932.2% | volatile |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 23.72 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 1.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Sudan | 19.36 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Panama | 17.5 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 116 | North Korea | 15.85 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 14.78 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Hong Kong | 13.53 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 545.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Romania | 13.22 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 120 | South Africa | 12.73 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Algeria | 12.49 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Mexico | 12.14 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Ethiopia | 10.27 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Benin | 9.23 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Indonesia | 8.25 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 95.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Brazil | 5.25 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Ukraine | 5.16 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 1,076.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Egypt | 5.07 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 3,639.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Greece | 4.24 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 128.6% | volatile |
| 130 | Germany | 4.03 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | up 327,802.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Croatia | 3.98 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Australia | 3.59 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 133 | Turkey | 3.37 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Saudi Arabia | 1.94 affected per 100,000 people | 2020 | up 473.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 1.6 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 136 | Bulgaria | 1.49 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 137 | Canada | 0.9869 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 97.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Pakistan | 0.9707 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Italy | 0.9299 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 140 | Tanzania | 0.8337 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 141 | France | 0.4959 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | up 1,244.9% | volatile |
| 142 | Uzbekistan | 0.4723 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Moldova | 0.326 affected per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 144 | Japan | 0.321 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 99.9% | volatile |
| 145 | United States | 0.2682 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 146 | United Kingdom | 0.2574 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 147 | Israel | 0.2417 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 90.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Rwanda | 0.1894 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Spain | 0.1881 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 41.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Guinea | 0.0662 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Denmark | 0.0508 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.0214 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Switzerland | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Lebanon | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Nicaragua | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Netherlands | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Norway | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | New Zealand | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Puerto Rico | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Portugal | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2026 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Paraguay | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovakia | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Slovenia | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Samoa | 0 affected per 100,000 people | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Rate of people per 100,000 affected by a natural disaster.