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

Democratic Republic of Congo

2 events

in 2020

Laos

2 events

in 2020

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

51st

Laos rank

51st

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Laos

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Laos ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and Laos 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.