Argentina vs Malaysia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Argentina
1 events
in 2025
Malaysia
1 events
in 2025
Argentina rank
17th
Malaysia rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Argentina
- Malaysia
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Malaysia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malaysia ahead.
Argentina ranks 17th and Malaysia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Malaysia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.8 events | 0.7 events | 0.1 events | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.375 events | 0.5 events | 0.125 events | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8 events | 1.6 events | 0.8 events | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Argentina or Malaysia?
- Argentina, at 1 events against 1 events in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Argentina and Malaysia?
- 0 events, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Malaysia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Malaysia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Argentina ranks 17th and Malaysia 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.