Afghanistan vs Chad: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters

Afghanistan
1.89 million people
in 2023
Chad
2.14 million people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Chad rank
19th

Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Chad
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How they compare

Chad currently reports 2.14 million people against 1.89 million people in Afghanistan, a difference of 250,000 people.

That makes Chad's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Chad ranks 19th of 78 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Chad in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Chad Difference Ahead
1960s 48,000 people 24,504 people 23,496 people Afghanistan
1970s 0 people 97,218 people 97,218 people Chad
2000s 965,846 people 800,000 people 165,846 people Afghanistan
2020s 4.56 million people 2.14 million people 2.42 million people Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Afghanistan or Chad?
Chad, at 2.14 million people against 1.89 million people in Afghanistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Afghanistan and Chad?
250,000 people, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Chad?
6 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2022.
How do Afghanistan and Chad rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Chad ranks 19th 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

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.