Bolivia vs Namibia: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Bolivia
875,822 people
in 2024
Namibia
990,287 people
in 2025
Bolivia rank
33rd
Namibia rank
32nd
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Bolivia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 990,287 people against 875,822 people in Bolivia, a difference of 114,465 people.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Bolivia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Bolivia ahead.
Bolivia ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 32nd of 78 countries.
Bolivia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bolivia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3.08 million people | 0 people | 3.08 million people | Bolivia |
| 2010s | 352,178 people | 298,582 people | 53,596 people | Bolivia |
| 2020s | 875,822 people | 664,713 people | 211,109 people | Bolivia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Bolivia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at 990,287 people against 875,822 people in Bolivia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Bolivia and Namibia?
- 114,465 people, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Namibia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Bolivia and Namibia rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Bolivia ranks 33rd and Namibia ranks 32nd of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.