Afghanistan vs Tanzania: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Afghanistan
1.89 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
1.80 million people
in 2022
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Tanzania rank
23rd
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Afghanistan
- Tanzania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.89 million people against 1.80 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 86,060 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 million people | 2.15 million people | 876,340 people | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1.75 million people | 294,797 people | 1.46 million people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 4.56 million people | 1.05 million people | 3.51 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 Tanzania?
- Afghanistan, at 1.89 million people against 1.80 million people in Tanzania as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 86,060 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Tanzania rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Tanzania ranks 23rd 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.