Kenya vs Namibia: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Kenya
1.07 million people
in 2025
Namibia
990,287 people
in 2025
Kenya rank
31st
Namibia rank
32nd
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Kenya
- Namibia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 1.07 million people against 990,287 people in Namibia, a difference of 84,713 people.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 31st and Namibia ranks 32nd of 78 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 600,000 people | 0 people | 600,000 people | Kenya |
| 1990s | 957,082 people | 71,298 people | 885,785 people | Kenya |
| 2000s | 7.46 million people | 57,814 people | 7.40 million people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.11 million people | 189,960 people | 923,155 people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 629,156 people | 618,774 people | 10,381 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Kenya or Namibia?
- Kenya, at 1.07 million people against 990,287 people in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Kenya and Namibia?
- 84,713 people, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Namibia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Namibia rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Kenya ranks 31st 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.