Lesotho vs Vietnam: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Lesotho
335,764 people
in 2025
Vietnam
266,000 people
in 2024
Lesotho rank
40th
Vietnam rank
41st
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Lesotho
- Vietnam
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 335,764 people against 266,000 people in Vietnam, a difference of 69,764 people.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.3 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Vietnam ahead.
Lesotho ranks 40th and Vietnam ranks 41st of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 214,843 people | 1.30 million people | 1.09 million people | Vietnam |
| 2010s | 380,667 people | 716,004 people | 335,337 people | Vietnam |
| 2020s | 222,266 people | 217,290 people | 4,976 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 Vietnam?
- Lesotho, at 335,764 people against 266,000 people in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Lesotho and Vietnam?
- 69,764 people, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Vietnam?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Vietnam rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Lesotho ranks 40th and Vietnam ranks 41st 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.