Russia vs South Africa: Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate
Russia
-100 % change on previous year
in 2024
South Africa
-100 % change on previous year
in 2025
Russia rank
22nd
South Africa rank
22nd
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Africa ahead.
Russia ranks 22nd and South Africa ranks 22nd of 72 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.44 % change on previous year | -11.11 % change on previous year | 55.56 % change on previous year | Russia |
| 2010s | 0 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | Russia |
| 2020s | -50 % change on previous year | -45.83 % change on previous year | 4.17 % change on previous year | South Africa |
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, Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate between Russia and South Africa?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate?
- Russia ranks 22nd and South Africa 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.