Eswatini vs Lesotho: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Eswatini
232,000 people
in 2019
Lesotho
335,764 people
in 2025
Eswatini rank
42nd
Lesotho rank
40th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 335,764 people against 232,000 people in Eswatini, a difference of 103,764 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Eswatini's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Lesotho ahead.
Eswatini ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 40th of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 people | 238,571 people | 238,571 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 48,357 people | 110,500 people | 62,143 people | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 298,223 people | 219,636 people | 78,586 people | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 241,333 people | 380,667 people | 139,333 people | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 335,764 people against 232,000 people in Eswatini as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 103,764 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2019.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Eswatini ranks 42nd and Lesotho ranks 40th 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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Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.