Mali vs Zambia: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Mali
1.74 million people
in 2022
Zambia
1.47 million people
in 2025
Mali rank
26th
Zambia rank
28th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Mali
- Zambia
How they compare
Mali currently reports 1.74 million people against 1.47 million people in Zambia, a difference of 268,240 people.
That makes Mali's figure about 1.2 times Zambia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Mali ahead.
Mali ranks 26th and Zambia ranks 28th of 78 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mali | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 249,771 people | 0 people | 249,771 people | Mali |
| 1990s | 302,000 people | 848,837 people | 546,837 people | Zambia |
| 2000s | 500,000 people | 1.20 million people | 700,000 people | Zambia |
| 2020s | 4.27 million people | 829,916 people | 3.44 million people | Mali |
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 Zambia?
- Mali, at 1.74 million people against 1.47 million people in Zambia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Mali and Zambia?
- 268,240 people, with Mali ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Zambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2022.
- How do Mali and Zambia rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Mali ranks 26th 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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About this data
Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.