El Salvador vs Malawi: Direct disaster economic loss

El Salvador
7.90 million current united states dollars
in 2023
Malawi
9.66 million current united states dollars
in 2020
El Salvador rank
82nd
Malawi rank
77th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

  • El Salvador
  • Malawi
0100.0M200.0M300.0M200520142023

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 9.66 million current united states dollars against 7.90 million current united states dollars in El Salvador, a difference of 1.76 million current united states dollars.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times El Salvador's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.

El Salvador ranks 82nd and Malawi ranks 77th of 130 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Malawi Difference Ahead
2000s 38.67 million current united states dollars 36.22 million current united states dollars 2.45 million current united states dollars El Salvador
2010s 22.29 million current united states dollars 75.51 million current united states dollars 53.21 million current united states dollars Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, El Salvador or Malawi?
Malawi, at 9.66 million current united states dollars against 7.90 million current united states dollars in El Salvador as of 2020.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between El Salvador and Malawi?
1.76 million current united states dollars, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?
El Salvador ranks 82nd and Malawi ranks 77th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Direct disaster economic loss
Unit
current united states dollars
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
130 places, 1,738 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).