Canada vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled
Canada
1 events
in 2025
China
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
China rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 95 shared years of data; in 1903 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and China ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0.5 events | 0.15 events | 0.35 events | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.15 events | 0.2 events | 0.05 events | China |
| 1980s | 0.3 events | 0.2 events | 0.1 events | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.6 events | 0.1 events | China |
| 2000s | 1.6 events | 0.9 events | 0.7 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.35 events | 0.4 events | 0.05 events | China |
| 2020s | 0.8333 events | 1.17 events | 0.3333 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled between Canada and China?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 95 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled?
- Canada ranks 15th and China ranks 15th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Global number of reported disasters by size with 2,158 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.