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

Mali
1.74 million people
in 2022
Tanzania
1.80 million people
in 2022
Mali rank
26th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time

  • Mali
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 1.80 million people against 1.74 million people in Mali, a difference of 63,550 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mali ranks 26th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 78 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 249,771 people 1.90 million people 1.65 million people Tanzania
1990s 302,000 people 399,452 people 97,452 people Tanzania
2000s 525,000 people 3.70 million people 3.17 million people Tanzania
2010s 1.75 million people 500,000 people 1.25 million people Mali
2020s 1.74 million people 1.80 million people 63,550 people Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Mali or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at 1.80 million people against 1.74 million people in Mali as of 2022.
What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Mali and Tanzania?
63,550 people, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Tanzania?
6 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Mali and Tanzania rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
Mali ranks 26th 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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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.