What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Malawi and Niger?

1.15 million current united states dollars, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?

14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.

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.

Malawi vs Niger: Direct disaster economic loss

Malawi

9.66 million current united states dollars

in 2020

Niger

8.51 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Malawi rank

77th

Niger rank

80th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Malawi
Niger

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 9.66 million current united states dollars against 8.51 million current united states dollars in Niger, a difference of 1.15 million current united states dollars.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Niger's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 77th and Niger ranks 80th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Niger	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36.22 million current united states dollars	20.49 million current united states dollars	15.73 million current united states dollars	Malawi
2010s	76.60 million current united states dollars	301.34 million current united states dollars	224.74 million current united states dollars	Niger
2020s	9.66 million current united states dollars	1.62 billion current united states dollars	1.61 billion current united states dollars	Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Malawi or Niger?: Malawi, at 9.66 million current united states dollars against 8.51 million current united states dollars in Niger as of 2020.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Malawi and Niger?: 1.15 million current united states dollars, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Niger?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Niger rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Malawi ranks 77th and Niger ranks 80th 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: 18 September 2026

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