Rwanda vs Vietnam: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters

Rwanda
207,134 people
in 2007
Vietnam
266,000 people
in 2024
Rwanda rank
43rd
Vietnam rank
41st

Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time

  • Rwanda
  • Vietnam
01.0M2.0M3.0M197620002024

How they compare

Vietnam currently reports 266,000 people against 207,134 people in Rwanda, a difference of 58,866 people.

That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.3 times Rwanda's.

Rwanda ranks 43rd and Vietnam ranks 41st of 78 countries.

Vietnam has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Vietnam Difference Ahead
1990s 101,686 people 919,340 people 817,653 people Vietnam
2000s 206,564 people 410,000 people 203,436 people Vietnam

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Rwanda or Vietnam?
Vietnam, at 266,000 people against 207,134 people in Rwanda as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Rwanda and Vietnam?
58,866 people, with Vietnam ahead.
How do Rwanda and Vietnam rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
Rwanda ranks 43rd 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.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Unit
people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,202 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.