Algeria vs USSR: Global number of reported disasters by size
Algeria
1 events
in 2025
USSR
1 events
in 1991
Algeria rank
15th
USSR rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Algeria
- USSR
How they compare
Algeria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in USSR, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1946 it was USSR ahead.
Algeria ranks 15th and USSR ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Algeria | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.1429 events | 0.1429 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Algeria or USSR?
- Algeria, at 1 events against 1 events in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Algeria and USSR?
- 0 events, with Algeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Algeria and USSR?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 1989.
- How do Algeria and USSR rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Algeria ranks 15th and USSR ranks 15th of 200 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.