Cambodia vs Malawi: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Cambodia
2.50 million people
in 2016
Malawi
3.48 million people
in 2025
Cambodia rank
16th
Malawi rank
13th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Cambodia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.48 million people against 2.50 million people in Cambodia, a difference of 978,910 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.4 times Cambodia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Malawi ahead.
Cambodia ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 13th of 78 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cambodia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 people | 713,655 people | 713,655 people | Malawi |
| 1990s | 1.53 million people | 1.86 million people | 333,210 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 625,000 people | 2.70 million people | 2.08 million people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.50 million people | 2.97 million people | 471,440 people | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Cambodia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 3.48 million people against 2.50 million people in Cambodia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Cambodia and Malawi?
- 978,910 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Malawi?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2016.
- How do Cambodia and Malawi rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Cambodia ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 13th 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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Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.