Belgium vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Belgium

2 events

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo

2 events

in 2020

Belgium rank

51st

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

51st

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

Belgium
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 51st and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st of 156 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Unit: events
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 1,277 data points, 1900–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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.