Afghanistan vs Cape Verde: Global number of reported disasters by size

Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Cape Verde
0 events
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
71st
Cape Verde rank
71st

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Cape Verde
012345190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 71st and Cape Verde ranks 71st of 202 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events —
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events —
1990s 0 events 0 events 0 events —
2000s 1 events 0.5 events 0.5 events Afghanistan
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 Cape Verde?
Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Cape Verde?
0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Cape Verde?
14 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Cape Verde rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Afghanistan ranks 71st and Cape Verde 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

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
202 places, 6,087 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.