Bangladesh vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Bangladesh
2 events
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo
2 events
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
51st
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
51st
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Bangladesh
- Democratic Republic of Congo
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 51st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st of 156 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Democratic Republic of Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 4 events | 3 events | 1 events | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3 events | 1 events | 2 events | Bangladesh |
| 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, Bangladesh or Democratic Republic of Congo?
- Bangladesh, at 2 events against 2 events in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st and Democratic Republic of Congo 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.