Afghanistan vs Iraq: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Afghanistan
2 events
in 2020
Iraq
2 events
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
51st
Iraq rank
51st
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Afghanistan
- Iraq
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Iraq, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 51st of 156 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 14 events | 1 events | 13 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 3 events | 1 events | 2 events | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Afghanistan or Iraq?
- Afghanistan, at 2 events against 2 events in Iraq as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Iraq?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Afghanistan and Iraq rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Afghanistan ranks 51st and Iraq ranks 51st of 156 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global number of reported disasters by size per decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.