Argentina vs France: Global number of reported disasters by size

Argentina
1 events
in 2025
France
1 events
in 2025
Argentina rank
15th
France rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Argentina
  • France
02468190919672025

How they compare

Argentina currently reports 1 events against 1 events in France, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1958 it was France ahead.

Argentina ranks 15th and France ranks 15th of 199 countries.

France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina France Difference Ahead
1950s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0 events 1 events 1 events France
1970s 0.25 events 0.25 events 0 events
1980s 0.125 events 0.5 events 0.375 events France
1990s 0.2222 events 0.6667 events 0.4444 events France
2000s 0.8 events 2.5 events 1.7 events France
2010s 0.3 events 1.7 events 1.4 events France
2020s 0.6667 events 2.83 events 2.17 events France

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Argentina or France?
Argentina, at 1 events against 1 events in France as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Argentina and France?
0 events, with Argentina ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and France?
49 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
How do Argentina and France rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Argentina ranks 15th and France 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.