India vs Somalia: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
India
4.90 million people
in 2019
Somalia
5.60 million people
in 2025
India rank
8th
Somalia rank
6th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- India
- Somalia
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 5.60 million people against 4.90 million people in India, a difference of 697,170 people.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.1 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Somalia ahead.
India ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 6th of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, India averaged higher in 3 and Somalia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 666,000 people | 700,000 people | 34,000 people | Somalia |
| 1980s | 181.52 million people | 250,000 people | 181.27 million people | India |
| 2000s | 16.67 million people | 671,605 people | 16.00 million people | India |
| 2010s | 111.63 million people | 2.33 million people | 109.30 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 Somalia?
- Somalia, at 5.60 million people against 4.90 million people in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between India and Somalia?
- 697,170 people, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Somalia?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2019.
- How do India and Somalia rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- India ranks 8th and Somalia ranks 6th 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.