Afghanistan vs Botswana: Global number of reported disasters by size

Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Botswana
0 events
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
66th
Botswana rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Botswana
012345195419892025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Botswana, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Botswana ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 66th and Botswana ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Botswana in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Botswana Difference Ahead
1970s 0 events 1 events 1 events Botswana
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0 events 0 events 0 events
2000s 0.3333 events 0.6667 events 0.3333 events Botswana
2010s 0.3333 events 0 events 0.3333 events Afghanistan
2020s 0.3333 events 0 events 0.3333 events Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Afghanistan or Botswana?
Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Botswana as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Botswana?
0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Botswana?
17 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Botswana rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Afghanistan ranks 66th and Botswana ranks 66th of 199 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. 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
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
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
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.