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

1.08 million current united states dollars, with Malawi ahead.

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

10 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 Tonga: Direct disaster economic loss

Malawi

9.66 million current united states dollars

in 2020

Tonga

8.58 million current united states dollars

in 2018

Malawi rank

77th

Tonga rank

79th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Malawi
Tonga

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 9.66 million current united states dollars against 8.58 million current united states dollars in Tonga, a difference of 1.08 million current united states dollars.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 77th and Tonga ranks 79th of 130 countries.

Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Tonga	Difference	Ahead
2000s	86.29 million current united states dollars	0 current united states dollars	86.29 million current united states dollars	Malawi
2010s	83.76 million current united states dollars	3.53 million current united states dollars	80.23 million current united states dollars	Malawi
2020s	9.66 million current united states dollars	586,694 current united states dollars	9.08 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, Malawi or Tonga?: Malawi, at 9.66 million current united states dollars against 8.58 million current united states dollars in Tonga as of 2020.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Malawi and Tonga?: 1.08 million current united states dollars, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Tonga?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Tonga rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Malawi ranks 77th and Tonga ranks 79th 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).