Algeria vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Algeria
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Algeria rank
15th
Taiwan rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Algeria
- Taiwan
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Taiwan ahead.
Algeria ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Taiwan |
| 2020s | 0.5 events | 1.17 events | 0.6667 events | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Algeria or Taiwan?
- Algeria, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Algeria and Taiwan?
- 0 events, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and Taiwan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Algeria and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Algeria ranks 15th and Taiwan 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
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.