People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita in Haiti

Haiti: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita was 19,353 affected per 100,000 people in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
19,353 affected per 100,000 people
Change on year
up 1,131.3%
World rank
16th
of 167 countries
All-time high
49,620 affected per 100,000 people
in 2016
All-time low
14.45 affected per 100,000 people
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita in Haiti, 2000–2025

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k2000201220252000: 14.5 affected per 100,000 people2001: 60.1 affected per 100,000 people2002: 448.3 affected per 100,000 people2003: 2.0k affected per 100,000 people2004: 4.2k affected per 100,000 people2005: 464.2 affected per 100,000 people2006: 430.7 affected per 100,000 people2007: 2.3k affected per 100,000 people2008: 2.6k affected per 100,000 people2009: 131.1 affected per 100,000 people2010: 38.8k affected per 100,000 people2011: 75.5 affected per 100,000 people2012: 2.3k affected per 100,000 people2013: 325.4 affected per 100,000 people2014: 6.4k affected per 100,000 people2015: 3.9k affected per 100,000 people2016: 49.6k affected per 100,000 people2017: 5.5k affected per 100,000 people2018: 358.8 affected per 100,000 people2019: 39.9 affected per 100,000 people2020: 392.9 affected per 100,000 people2021: 6.3k affected per 100,000 people2022: 121.8 affected per 100,000 people2023: 1.9k affected per 100,000 people2024: 1.6k affected per 100,000 people2025: 19.4k affected per 100,000 people

Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in affected per 100,000 people.

Analysis

Haiti recorded 19,353 affected per 100,000 people for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1,131.3% on the previous year and up 391.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita in Haiti peaked at 49,620 affected per 100,000 people in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.45 affected per 100,000 people, in 2000.

That places Haiti 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,270 affected per 100,000 people 14.45 affected per 100,000 people 4,171 affected per 100,000 people 10
2010s 10,731 affected per 100,000 people 39.92 affected per 100,000 people 49,620 affected per 100,000 people 10
2020s 4,945 affected per 100,000 people 121.85 affected per 100,000 people 19,353 affected per 100,000 people 6

Countries ranked near Haiti

  1. 13 Vanuatu 24,487 affected per 100,000 people compare
  2. 14 Cape Verde 22,566 affected per 100,000 people compare
  3. 15 Cuba 20,115 affected per 100,000 people compare
  4. 17 Costa Rica 17,833 affected per 100,000 people compare
  5. 18 Djibouti 16,900 affected per 100,000 people compare
  6. 19 Lesotho 14,207 affected per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita in Haiti?
People affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita in Haiti was 19,353 affected per 100,000 people in 2025, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
The highest recorded value was 49,620 affected per 100,000 people in 2016.
What is the lowest people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Haiti?
The lowest recorded value was 14.45 affected per 100,000 people in 2000.
How does Haiti rank for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
Haiti ranks 16th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
Is people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Haiti?
Over the last ten years it is up 391.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Haiti data come from?
The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Unit
affected per 100,000 people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
167 places, 2,944 data points, 2000–2026
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