Mauritania vs Uganda: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Mauritania
512,159 people
in 2022
Uganda
518,000 people
in 2022
Mauritania rank
36th
Uganda rank
35th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Mauritania
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 518,000 people against 512,159 people in Mauritania, a difference of 5,841 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Uganda ahead.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 35th of 78 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,681 people | 249,658 people | 242,977 people | Uganda |
| 1980s | 167,843 people | 250,342 people | 82,499 people | Uganda |
| 1990s | 11,641 people | 63,000 people | 51,359 people | Uganda |
| 2000s | 318,408 people | 472,410 people | 154,002 people | Uganda |
| 2010s | 780,005 people | 669,000 people | 111,005 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 512,159 people | 518,000 people | 5,841 people | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Mauritania or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 518,000 people against 512,159 people in Mauritania as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Mauritania and Uganda?
- 5,841 people, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uganda?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Uganda rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Uganda ranks 35th 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.