Ethiopia vs Malawi: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Ethiopia
3.35 million people
in 2023
Malawi
3.48 million people
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
14th
Malawi rank
13th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Ethiopia
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 3.48 million people against 3.35 million people in Ethiopia, a difference of 125,370 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Malawi ranks 13th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.00 million people | 713,655 people | 6.29 million people | Ethiopia |
| 1990s | 1.24 million people | 1.98 million people | 745,948 people | Malawi |
| 2000s | 1.30 million people | 2.55 million people | 1.25 million people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 2.89 million people | 1.82 million people | 1.08 million people | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 22.07 million people | 2.68 million people | 19.39 million people | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Ethiopia or Malawi?
- Malawi, at 3.48 million people against 3.35 million people in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 125,370 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Malawi?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2022.
- How do Ethiopia and Malawi rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Ethiopia ranks 14th 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.