Afghanistan vs Mauritania: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Mauritania
0 events
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
71st
Mauritania rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- Mauritania
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Mauritania, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Mauritania ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 71st and Mauritania ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Mauritania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Mauritania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1.71 events | 0.1429 events | 1.57 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.1667 events | 0 events | 0.1667 events | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.6667 events | 0 events | 0.6667 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 Mauritania?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Mauritania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Mauritania?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Mauritania rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st and Mauritania 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.