Afghanistan vs North Korea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
North Korea
0 events
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
71st
North Korea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- North Korea
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in North Korea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was North Korea ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 71st and North Korea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | North Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.3333 events | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 events | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.57 events | 0.1429 events | 1.43 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 North Korea?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in North Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and North Korea?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and North Korea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st and North Korea 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.