Azerbaijan vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size
Azerbaijan
1 events
in 2012
China
1 events
in 2025
Azerbaijan rank
15th
China rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Azerbaijan
- China
How they compare
Azerbaijan currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1995 it was China ahead.
Azerbaijan ranks 15th and China ranks 15th of 199 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Azerbaijan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | China |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | China |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0.5 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, Azerbaijan or China?
- Azerbaijan, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2012.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Azerbaijan and China?
- 0 events, with Azerbaijan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Azerbaijan and China?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2012.
- How do Azerbaijan and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Azerbaijan ranks 15th and China 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
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.