Argentina vs New Zealand: Global number of reported disasters by size
Argentina
1 events
in 2025
New Zealand
1 events
in 2024
Argentina rank
17th
New Zealand rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Argentina
- New Zealand
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1977 it was New Zealand ahead.
Argentina ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 1.33 events | 1 events | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0.1429 events | 1.71 events | 1.57 events | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.2857 events | 0.8571 events | 0.5714 events | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.625 events | 0.375 events | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.3333 events | 0.1111 events | 0.2222 events | Argentina |
| 2020s | 0.6 events | 0.8 events | 0.2 events | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Argentina or New Zealand?
- Argentina, at 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Argentina and New Zealand?
- 0 events, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and New Zealand?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Argentina and New Zealand rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Argentina ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) β 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.