Afghanistan vs Uruguay: Global number of reported disasters by size

Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Uruguay
0 events
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
66th
Uruguay rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Uruguay
012345195419892025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.

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

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3333 events 0.5 events 0.1667 events Uruguay
2000s 1.5 events 0.375 events 1.12 events Afghanistan
2010s 0.3333 events 0.3333 events 0 events
2020s 0.4 events 0.8 events 0.4 events Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Afghanistan or Uruguay?
Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Uruguay?
0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Uruguay?
25 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Uruguay rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Afghanistan ranks 66th and Uruguay 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.