Bangladesh vs Netherlands: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Bangladesh
2 events
in 2020
Netherlands
2 events
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
51st
Netherlands rank
51st
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Bangladesh
- Netherlands
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Netherlands, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Netherlands ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 51st and Netherlands ranks 51st of 156 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1 events | 4 events | 3 events | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 4 events | 1 events | 3 events | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 3 events | 3 events | 0 events | — |
| 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 Netherlands?
- Bangladesh, at 2 events against 2 events in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Netherlands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Netherlands rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Bangladesh ranks 51st and Netherlands 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.