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
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
Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.