Canada vs United States: Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate
Canada
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Canada rank
3rd
United States rank
3rd
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
Canada currently reports 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in United States, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1987 it was United States ahead.
Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 3rd of 72 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1990s | -33.33 % change on previous year | 97.22 % change on previous year | 130.56 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2000s | 12.04 % change on previous year | 23.49 % change on previous year | 11.46 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2010s | -100 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2020s | 16.67 % change on previous year | 38.89 % change on previous year | 22.22 % change on previous year | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate, Canada or United States?
- Canada, at 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate between Canada and United States?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate?
- Canada ranks 3rd and United States ranks 3rd of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Global number of reported disasters by size. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.