Albania vs Australia: Global number of reported disasters by size

Albania
2 events
in 2025
Australia
2 events
in 2025
Albania rank
5th
Australia rank
5th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Albania
  • Australia
02468190519652025

How they compare

Albania currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Australia, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Australia ahead.

Albania ranks 5th and Australia ranks 5th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and Australia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Albania Australia Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events β€”
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events β€”
1980s 0.25 events 0 events 0.25 events Albania
1990s 0.25 events 0.75 events 0.5 events Australia
2000s 1 events 1 events 0 events β€”
2010s 0.375 events 0.375 events 0 events β€”
2020s 0.75 events 2 events 1.25 events Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Albania or Australia?
Albania, at 2 events against 2 events in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Albania and Australia?
0 events, with Albania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and Australia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
How do Albania and Australia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Albania ranks 5th and Australia ranks 5th 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.