Syria vs Zimbabwe: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Syria
16.20 million people
in 2025
Zimbabwe
7.60 million people
in 2024
Syria rank
2nd
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Syria
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Syria currently reports 16.20 million people against 7.60 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 8.60 million people.
That makes Syria's figure about 2.1 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Syria ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 433,530 people | 629,770 people | 196,240 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 432,939 people | 304,672 people | 128,267 people | Syria |
| 2020s | 2.75 million people | 83,750 people | 2.67 million people | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Syria or Zimbabwe?
- Syria, at 16.20 million people against 7.60 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Syria and Zimbabwe?
- 8.60 million people, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Syria and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Syria ranks 2nd and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.