Afghanistan vs Iraq: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Afghanistan
1.89 million people
in 2023
Iraq
1.75 million people
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Iraq rank
25th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.89 million people against 1.75 million people in Iraq, a difference of 137,160 people.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Iraq ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 25th of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 48,000 people | 166,666 people | 118,666 people | Iraq |
| 1970s | 0 people | 166,668 people | 166,668 people | Iraq |
| 2000s | 807,076 people | 0 people | 807,076 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 3.67 million people | 2.33 million people | 1.33 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 Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 1.89 million people against 1.75 million people in Iraq as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 137,160 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Iraq ranks 25th 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.