Algeria vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size
Algeria
1 events
in 2025
China
1 events
in 2025
Algeria rank
17th
China rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Algeria
- China
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1927 it was China ahead.
Algeria ranks 17th and China ranks 17th of 202 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | China |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | China |
| 1980s | 0.125 events | 0.125 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1667 events | 0.8333 events | 0.6667 events | China |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0.9 events | 0.5 events | China |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.4286 events | 0.4286 events | China |
| 2020s | 0.5 events | 1.17 events | 0.6667 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Algeria or China?
- Algeria, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Algeria and China?
- 0 events, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and China?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1927 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Algeria ranks 17th and China ranks 17th 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.