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
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
Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.