Kenya vs Nepal: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Kenya
1.07 million people
in 2025
Nepal
1.20 million people
in 2025
Kenya rank
31st
Nepal rank
29th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Kenya
- Nepal
How they compare
Nepal currently reports 1.20 million people against 1.07 million people in Kenya, a difference of 125,000 people.
That makes Nepal's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Nepal ahead.
Kenya ranks 31st and Nepal ranks 29th of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Nepal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19,972 people | 1.75 million people | 1.73 million people | Nepal |
| 1980s | 20,028 people | 1.75 million people | 1.73 million people | Nepal |
| 2000s | 2.88 million people | 251,500 people | 2.62 million people | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.07 million people | 1.20 million people | 125,000 people | Nepal |
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 Nepal?
- Nepal, at 1.20 million people against 1.07 million people in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Kenya and Nepal?
- 125,000 people, with Nepal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Nepal?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Nepal rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Kenya ranks 31st and Nepal ranks 29th 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.