Argentina vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size
Argentina
1 events
in 2025
China
1 events
in 2025
Argentina rank
17th
China rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Argentina
- China
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1920 it was China ahead.
Argentina ranks 17th and China ranks 17th of 202 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.1429 events | 0.1429 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.125 events | 0.25 events | 0.125 events | China |
| 1990s | 0.2222 events | 0.5556 events | 0.3333 events | China |
| 2000s | 0.8 events | 0.9 events | 0.1 events | China |
| 2010s | 0.3 events | 0.4 events | 0.1 events | China |
| 2020s | 0.6667 events | 1.17 events | 0.5 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Argentina or China?
- Argentina, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Argentina and China?
- 0 events, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and China?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Argentina 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.