Afghanistan vs Ethiopia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Ethiopia
0 events
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
71st
Ethiopia rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 71st and Ethiopia ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.2222 events | 0.1111 events | 0.1111 events | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.44 events | 0.3333 events | 1.11 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.375 events | 0 events | 0.375 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 Ethiopia?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Ethiopia?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Ethiopia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st and Ethiopia 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.