Iraq vs Tanzania: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Iraq
1.75 million people
in 2023
Tanzania
1.80 million people
in 2022
Iraq rank
25th
Tanzania rank
23rd
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Iraq
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 1.80 million people against 1.75 million people in Iraq, a difference of 51,100 people.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Tanzania ahead.
Iraq ranks 25th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 78 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 people | 599,343 people | 599,343 people | Tanzania |
| 2000s | 0 people | 600,986 people | 600,986 people | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 2.63 million people | 1.05 million people | 1.58 million people | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Iraq or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 1.80 million people against 1.75 million people in Iraq as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Iraq and Tanzania?
- 51,100 people, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Iraq and Tanzania rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Iraq ranks 25th 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.