Algeria vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size

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

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Algeria
  • China
0123190219632025

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 15th and China ranks 15th of 199 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 15th and China 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.