Afghanistan vs Netherlands: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Netherlands
0 events
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
66th
Netherlands rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Netherlands, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Netherlands ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 66th and Netherlands ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.5714 events | 0.4286 events | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 2 events | 0.1667 events | 1.83 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.3333 events | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 0.4 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 Netherlands?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Netherlands?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Netherlands?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Netherlands rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th and Netherlands 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.