Afghanistan vs Vanuatu: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Vanuatu
0 events
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
66th
Vanuatu rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Vanuatu, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 66th and Vanuatu ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Vanuatu |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1667 events | 0.5 events | 0.3333 events | Vanuatu |
| 2000s | 1.57 events | 0.8571 events | 0.7143 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 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 Vanuatu?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Vanuatu?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Vanuatu?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Afghanistan and Vanuatu rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 66th and Vanuatu 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.