Algeria vs Argentina: Global number of reported disasters by size

Algeria
1 events
in 2025
Argentina
1 events
in 2025
Algeria rank
15th
Argentina rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Algeria
  • Argentina
0123191019672025

How they compare

Algeria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Argentina, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Argentina ahead.

Algeria ranks 15th and Argentina ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Algeria averaged higher in 1 and Argentina in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Algeria Argentina Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0.1667 events 0 events 0.1667 events Algeria
1990s 0 events 0 events 0 events
2000s 0.4 events 0.8 events 0.4 events Argentina
2010s 0 events 0.2857 events 0.2857 events Argentina
2020s 0.5 events 0.6667 events 0.1667 events Argentina

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Algeria or Argentina?
Algeria, at 1 events against 1 events in Argentina as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Algeria and Argentina?
0 events, with Algeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Argentina?
40 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Algeria and Argentina rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Algeria ranks 15th and Argentina ranks 15th 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.