China vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate
China
-66.67 % change on previous year
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
-100 % change on previous year
in 2020
China rank
21st
Papua New Guinea rank
22nd
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate over time
- China
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
China currently reports -66.67 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 33.33 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
China ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd of 72 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -50 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1990s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 2000s | 50 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 0 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | China |
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, China or Papua New Guinea?
- China, at -66.67 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate between China and Papua New Guinea?
- 33.33 % change on previous year, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Papua New Guinea?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2015.
- How do China and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 21st and Papua New Guinea ranks 22nd 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.