Afghanistan vs India: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
India
0 events
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
66th
India rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- India
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in India, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1954 it was India ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 66th and India ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 events | India |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0.1 events | 0.1 events | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.4 events | 0.3 events | 1.1 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.3 events | 0.1 events | 0.2 events | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 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 India?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and India?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and India?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and India rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th and India 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
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.