Burkina Faso vs North Korea: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Burkina Faso
0 events
in 2020
North Korea
0 events
in 2020
Burkina Faso rank
105th
North Korea rank
105th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Burkina Faso
- North Korea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 events against 0 events in North Korea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 105th and North Korea ranks 105th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and North Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | North Korea |
| 2000s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 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, Burkina Faso or North Korea?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 events against 0 events in North Korea as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 0 events, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and North Korea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and North Korea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Burkina Faso ranks 105th and North Korea ranks 105th of 157 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.