Iran vs Tanzania: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters

Iran
1.96 million people
in 2022
Tanzania
1.80 million people
in 2022
Iran rank
21st
Tanzania rank
23rd

Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time

  • Iran
  • Tanzania
05.0M10.0M15.0M196419932022

How they compare

Iran currently reports 1.96 million people against 1.80 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 159,090 people.

That makes Iran's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

Iran ranks 21st and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 78 countries.

Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 10.11 million people 599,343 people 9.51 million people Iran
2000s 13.42 million people 600,986 people 12.82 million people Iran
2020s 2.45 million people 1.05 million people 1.40 million people Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Iran or Tanzania?
Iran, at 1.96 million people against 1.80 million people in Tanzania as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Iran and Tanzania?
159,090 people, with Iran ahead.
How do Iran and Tanzania rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
Iran ranks 21st 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

Indicator
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Unit
people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,202 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.