Afghanistan vs Lao PDR: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Lao PDR
0 events
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
66th
Lao PDR rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- Lao PDR
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Lao PDR, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Lao PDR ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 66th and Lao PDR ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Lao PDR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0 events | 0.1429 events | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 0.8 events | 0 events | 0.8 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Afghanistan or Lao PDR?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Lao PDR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Lao PDR?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Lao PDR?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Lao PDR rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th and Lao PDR 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.