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

Mozambique
2.06 million people
in 2024
Tanzania
1.80 million people
in 2022
Mozambique rank
20th
Tanzania rank
23rd

Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time

  • Mozambique
  • Tanzania
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How they compare

Mozambique currently reports 2.06 million people against 1.80 million people in Tanzania, a difference of 256,440 people.

That makes Mozambique's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Tanzania ahead.

Mozambique ranks 20th and Tanzania ranks 23rd of 78 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mozambique averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s 949,479 people 1.90 million people 950,521 people Tanzania
1990s 825,001 people 499,672 people 325,330 people Mozambique
2000s 478,602 people 2.13 million people 1.65 million people Tanzania
2020s 781,386 people 1.05 million people 268,616 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, Mozambique or Tanzania?
Mozambique, at 2.06 million people against 1.80 million people in Tanzania as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Mozambique and Tanzania?
256,440 people, with Mozambique ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Tanzania?
9 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2022.
How do Mozambique and Tanzania rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
Mozambique ranks 20th 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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About this data

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.