Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number) by country

Countries reporting
121
Highest
132,031
Marshall Islands
Lowest
0
Qatar
Median
119.52
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
1,890

What the numbers show

Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number) is currently reported for 121 countries. The highest value is 132,031 in Marshall Islands; the lowest is 0 in Qatar.

The median across all reporting countries is 119.52, and the mean is 4,669.

Over the past decade 57 countries rose and 50 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 21,465,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Marshall Islands 132,031 2022 volatile
2 Tuvalu 77,062 2022 up 740.1% volatile
3 Tonga 75,784 2018 volatile
4 Guatemala 75,460 2024 up 38,239.0% volatile
5 Namibia 39,832 2024 up 11,215,300.0% volatile
6 Brazil 22,399 2024 up 8,597.1% volatile
7 Eswatini 21,647 2024 down 4.8% volatile
8 Barbados 15,708 2024 up 17,395.9% volatile
9 Niger 15,480 2025 down 38.3% volatile
10 New Zealand 12,678 2023 up 21,465,400.0% volatile
11 Philippines 10,434 2024 up 15.0% volatile
12 Samoa 9,136 2023 volatile
13 Lebanon 5,375 2020 up 8,944,300.0% volatile
14 Indonesia 4,698 2024 up 4,250.3% volatile
15 Switzerland 4,355 2023 up 21.9% flat
16 Gambia 3,885 2024 up 2,376.6% volatile
17 Thailand 3,802 2021 up 2,183.2% volatile
18 Solomon Islands 2,571 2022 up 101.9% volatile
19 Liberia 2,433 2022 up 961.9% volatile
20 Ukraine 2,397 2023 up 45,960.6% volatile
21 United Arab Emirates 2,201 2020 up 214,987.0% volatile
22 Armenia 1,909 2024 up 1,385.3% volatile
23 South Africa 1,716 2020 up 14,869.1% volatile
24 Seychelles 1,473 2013 up 4,009.5% volatile
25 Mali 1,308 2017 up 525,073.0% volatile
26 Peru 1,257 2021 down 65.8% volatile
27 Montenegro 1,225 2018 volatile
28 Colombia 1,141 2024 up 114.0% volatile
29 Sweden 1,099 2023 volatile
30 Sudan 1,052 2019 down 93.1% volatile
31 Antigua and Barbuda 947.24 2020 up 6,116.8% volatile
32 Portugal 846.01 2023 up 6,830.0% volatile
33 Togo 798.65 2024 up 429.4% volatile
34 Comoros 716.92 2024 up 67.8% volatile
35 Malawi 667.78 2020 down 57.3% volatile
36 Jordan 630.38 2024 up 5,498.1% volatile
37 Trinidad and Tobago 587.7 2020 up 208,700.0% volatile
38 Honduras 576.91 2020 down 53.5% volatile
39 Uruguay 550.73 2024 up 64.7% volatile
40 Costa Rica 515.68 2024 up 87,697.0% volatile
41 Benin 504.74 2020 down 95.2% volatile
42 Albania 471.21 2024 up 8,784.9% volatile
43 Uganda 458.57 2022 up 67,191.8% volatile
44 Burundi 456.61 2024 down 0.3% falling
45 Russian Federation 414.57 2024 up 362.6% volatile
46 Cameroon 403.76 2021 up 1,413.1% volatile
47 Kiribati 259.39 2021 up 218.1% volatile
48 Malaysia 243.74 2025 up 168.9% volatile
49 Denmark 217.6 2024 volatile
50 Haiti 214.61 2017 down 85.0% volatile
51 Republic of Korea 203.15 2023 up 1,811.3% volatile
52 Fiji 194.31 2022 volatile
53 Mongolia 190.24 2024 down 34.4% volatile
54 Czechia 177.74 2024 up 1,873,530.0% volatile
55 France 161.46 2023 up 2,306.5% volatile
56 Tunisia 159.34 2018 up 152,616.0% volatile
57 Nepal 155.81 2021 up 205.8% volatile
58 Panama 148.81 2023 up 284,520.0% volatile
59 Chile 146.25 2024 down 30.1% volatile
60 Mexico 129.36 2024 down 8.5% volatile
61 Ethiopia 119.52 2021 down 96.1% volatile
62 China 118.36 2023 down 81.0% volatile
63 Guyana 107.06 2013 down 99.9% volatile
64 Canada 106.18 2024 up 253.9% volatile
65 Algeria 95.04 2024 up 91.9% volatile
66 El Salvador 73.86 2023 up 37,682.2% volatile
67 Saint Kitts and Nevis 65.86 2013 up 1,429.2% volatile
68 Romania 56.88 2024 up 34.0% volatile
69 Mauritius 51.92 2024 up 66,981.8% volatile
70 Botswana 48.63 2024 down 50.3% volatile
71 Cuba 43.86 2021 down 99.4% volatile
72 Somalia 42.82 2025 up 1,048.1% volatile
73 Vanuatu 38.7 2023 down 98.5% volatile
74 Kyrgyzstan 36.56 2024 down 87.3% volatile
75 Iraq 35.88 2018 down 84.6% falling
76 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 33.48 2014 up 652.9% volatile
77 Bhutan 32.06 2018 down 88.4% volatile
78 Belgium 25.61 2023 volatile
79 Tajikistan 21.39 2020 down 84.5% volatile
80 Saint Lucia 18.46 2013 volatile
81 Bulgaria 18.16 2023 volatile
82 Slovenia 17.32 2024 up 2,128.5% volatile
83 Morocco 9.94 2024 up 3,215.9% volatile
84 India 7.31 2020 down 99.9% volatile
85 Egypt 7.17 2024 down 71.9% volatile
86 Maldives 4.91 2025 down 62.3% volatile
87 Mozambique 3.28 2024 down 99.8% volatile
88 Kazakhstan 2.88 2024 up 17,001.7% volatile
89 Jamaica 2.61 2024 down 96.0% volatile
90 Austria 2.42 2022 up 251.2% volatile
91 Yemen 2.02 2022 up 10.6% volatile
92 Dominica 1.42 2014 down 99.1% volatile
93 Djibouti 1.34 2012 down 74.4% volatile
94 Finland 1.23 2019 down 80.6% falling
95 Ghana 1.19 2024 up 67.0% volatile
96 Cambodia 1.04 2022 down 94.4% volatile
97 Kenya 0.9803 2025 down 51.5% volatile
98 Japan 0.8836 2023 down 98.4% volatile
99 Burkina Faso 0.6638 2021 down 99.0% volatile
100 Georgia 0.5515 2024 down 88.0% volatile
101 Nicaragua 0.5181 2013 down 6.4% volatile
102 Sri Lanka 0.3896 2024 down 100.0% volatile
103 Myanmar 0.3468 2024 down 99.7% volatile
104 Ecuador 0.3253 2024 down 99.7% volatile
105 Zambia 0.3057 2025 up 386.0% volatile
106 Serbia 0.1794 2025 down 99.9% volatile
107 Pakistan 0.1719 2020 down 88.4% volatile
108 Cyprus 0.1487 2023 down 12.0% volatile
109 Bangladesh 0.1229 2021 down 100.0% volatile
110 Madagascar 0.1091 2018 down 97.0% volatile
111 Sierra Leone 0.0995 2015 up 459.4% volatile
112 Angola 0.0692 2025 down 100.0% volatile
113 Italy 0.0639 2023 down 53.3% volatile
114 Australia 0.0636 2024 down 94.8% volatile
115 Paraguay 0.0428 2025 down 100.0% volatile
116 Argentina 0.0307 2023 down 100.0% volatile
117 Senegal 0.0206 2015 down 99.9% volatile
118 Bahrain 0 2024 volatile
118 Estonia 0 2018 volatile
118 Kuwait 0 2020 volatile
118 Qatar 0 2024 volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Number of directly affected persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
136 places, 1,890 data points, 2005–2025
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