China vs Malaysia: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
China
7 events
in 2020
Malaysia
8 events
in 2020
China rank
15th
Malaysia rank
12th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- China
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 8 events against 7 events in China, a difference of 1 events.
That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Malaysia ahead.
China ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 12th of 156 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | China |
| 1980s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | China |
| 1990s | 6 events | 2 events | 4 events | China |
| 2000s | 9 events | 7 events | 2 events | China |
| 2010s | 4 events | 4 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 7 events | 8 events | 1 events | Malaysia |
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 Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 8 events against 7 events in China as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between China and Malaysia?
- 1 events, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Malaysia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do China and Malaysia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- China ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 12th 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.