Bahamas vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bahamas
1 events
in 2025
China
1 events
in 2025
Bahamas rank
15th
China rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bahamas
- China
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1935 it was China ahead.
Bahamas ranks 15th and China ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | China |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0.6 events | 0.2 events | China |
| 2010s | 0.2857 events | 0.2857 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 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, Bahamas or China?
- Bahamas, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bahamas and China?
- 0 events, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and China?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1935 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bahamas 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.