Democratic Republic of Congo vs United States Virgin Islands: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Democratic Republic of Congo
2 events
in 2020
United States Virgin Islands
2 events
in 2010
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
51st
United States Virgin Islands rank
51st

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United States Virgin Islands
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2 events against 2 events in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 0 events.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 51st of 156 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo United States Virgin Islands Difference Ahead
1980s 1 events 0 events 1 events Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0 events 0 events 0 events
2000s 3 events 0 events 3 events Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 1 events 2 events 1 events United States Virgin Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Democratic Republic of Congo or United States Virgin Islands?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 2 events against 2 events in United States Virgin Islands as of 2020.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Democratic Republic of Congo and United States Virgin Islands?
0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 51st 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

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

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.