Madagascar vs Zambia: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Madagascar
1.20 million people
in 2025
Zambia
1.47 million people
in 2025
Madagascar rank
29th
Zambia rank
28th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.47 million people against 1.20 million people in Madagascar, a difference of 267,510 people.
That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
Across all 8 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 28th of 78 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 200,016 people | 850,000 people | 649,984 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 2,004 people | 1.20 million people | 1.20 million people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 495,369 people | 2.42 million people | 1.92 million people | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Madagascar or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.47 million people against 1.20 million people in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 267,510 people, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Madagascar ranks 29th and Zambia ranks 28th 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.