Afghanistan vs Rwanda: Global number of reported disasters by size

Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Rwanda
0 events
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
66th
Rwanda rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Rwanda
012345195419892025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Rwanda, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Rwanda ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 66th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0.5 events 0 events 0.5 events Afghanistan
2000s 1.33 events 0 events 1.33 events Afghanistan
2010s 0.375 events 0.125 events 0.25 events Afghanistan
2020s 0.4 events 0.2 events 0.2 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 Rwanda?
Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Rwanda?
0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Rwanda?
24 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
How do Afghanistan and Rwanda rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Afghanistan ranks 66th and Rwanda 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.