Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Sudan
11.84 million people
in 2022
Zimbabwe
7.60 million people
in 2024
Sudan rank
4th
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 11.84 million people against 7.60 million people in Zimbabwe, a difference of 4.24 million people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Zimbabwe's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Sudan ahead.
Sudan ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 78 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 4 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.67 million people | 0 people | 2.67 million people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 4.30 million people | 921,660 people | 3.38 million people | Sudan |
| 2000s | 998,633 people | 1.77 million people | 773,567 people | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 2.00 million people | 752,920 people | 1.25 million people | Sudan |
| 2020s | 11.84 million people | 46,616 people | 11.79 million people | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Sudan, at 11.84 million people against 7.60 million people in Zimbabwe as of 2022.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 4.24 million people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2022.
- How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Sudan ranks 4th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.