Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Burkina Faso
0 events
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
71st
Burkina Faso rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 71st and Burkina Faso ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Burkina Faso in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.25 events | 0.125 events | 0.125 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 Burkina Faso?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st and Burkina Faso ranks 71st of 202 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
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.