Mauritania vs Uruguay: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Mauritania
512,159 people
in 2022
Uruguay
410,410 people
in 2023
Mauritania rank
36th
Uruguay rank
39th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Mauritania
- Uruguay
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 512,159 people against 410,410 people in Uruguay, a difference of 101,749 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Mauritania has been ahead every year.
Mauritania ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 39th of 78 countries.
Mauritania has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 175,300 people | 14,741 people | 160,559 people | Mauritania |
| 2020s | 466,667 people | 14,741 people | 451,926 people | Mauritania |
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 Uruguay?
- Mauritania, at 512,159 people against 410,410 people in Uruguay as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 101,749 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Uruguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2018 to 2022.
- How do Mauritania and Uruguay rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Mauritania ranks 36th and Uruguay ranks 39th 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.