China vs Ecuador: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
China
7 events
in 2020
Ecuador
6 events
in 2020
China rank
15th
Ecuador rank
18th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- China
- Ecuador
How they compare
China currently reports 7 events against 6 events in Ecuador, a difference of 1 events.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times Ecuador's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Ecuador ahead.
China ranks 15th and Ecuador ranks 18th of 157 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | China |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | China |
| 1980s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 6 events | 2 events | 4 events | China |
| 2000s | 9 events | 2 events | 7 events | China |
| 2010s | 4 events | 4 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 7 events | 6 events | 1 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, China or Ecuador?
- China, at 7 events against 6 events in Ecuador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between China and Ecuador?
- 1 events, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Ecuador?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2020.
- How do China and Ecuador rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- China ranks 15th and Ecuador ranks 18th 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.