Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0 events
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
71st
Sri Lanka rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 events | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.4 events | 0.1 events | 1.3 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.3 events | 0 events | 0.3 events | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st and Sri Lanka 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.