Lesotho vs Uruguay: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Lesotho
335,764 people
in 2025
Uruguay
410,410 people
in 2023
Lesotho rank
40th
Uruguay rank
39th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Lesotho
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 410,410 people against 335,764 people in Lesotho, a difference of 74,646 people.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2019 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 78 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 433,000 people | 14,741 people | 418,259 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 198,610 people | 113,658 people | 84,952 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, Lesotho or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 410,410 people against 335,764 people in Lesotho as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Lesotho and Uruguay?
- 74,646 people, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2019 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Uruguay rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Lesotho ranks 40th and Uruguay ranks 39th 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.