Sudan vs Syria: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Sudan
11.84 million people
in 2022
Syria
16.20 million people
in 2025
Sudan rank
4th
Syria rank
2nd
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Sudan
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 16.20 million people against 11.84 million people in Sudan, a difference of 4.36 million people.
That makes Syria's figure about 1.4 times Sudan's.
Sudan ranks 4th and Syria ranks 2nd of 78 countries.
Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.00 million people | 197,077 people | 804,293 people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.84 million people | 2.02 million people | 9.82 million people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Sudan or Syria?
- Syria, at 16.20 million people against 11.84 million people in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Sudan and Syria?
- 4.36 million people, with Syria ahead.
- How do Sudan and Syria rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Sudan ranks 4th and Syria ranks 2nd 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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Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.