India vs Niger: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
India
4.90 million people
in 2019
Niger
4.40 million people
in 2022
India rank
8th
Niger rank
10th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- India
- Niger
How they compare
India currently reports 4.90 million people against 4.40 million people in Niger, a difference of 498,350 people.
That makes India's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1942 it was Niger ahead.
India ranks 8th and Niger ranks 10th of 78 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | — |
| 1960s | 33.33 million people | 0 people | 33.33 million people | India |
| 1980s | 50.00 million people | 626,225 people | 49.37 million people | India |
| 2000s | 109.51 million people | 2.71 million people | 106.79 million people | India |
| 2010s | 165.00 million people | 1.13 million people | 163.87 million people | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, India or Niger?
- India, at 4.90 million people against 4.40 million people in Niger as of 2019.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between India and Niger?
- 498,350 people, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Niger?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1942 to 2016.
- How do India and Niger rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- India ranks 8th and Niger ranks 10th 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.