Mauritania vs Tanzania: Global number of reported disasters by size
Mauritania
0 events
in 2023
Tanzania
0 events
in 2025
Mauritania rank
71st
Tanzania rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Mauritania
- Tanzania
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Tanzania, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Tanzania ahead.
Mauritania ranks 71st and Tanzania ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Mauritania or Tanzania?
- Mauritania, at 0 events against 0 events in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 0 events, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Tanzania?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and Tanzania rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Mauritania ranks 71st and Tanzania ranks 71st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global number of reported disasters by size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.