Bangladesh vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bangladesh
1 events
in 2025
China
1 events
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
15th
China rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bangladesh
- China
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1909 it was China ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 15th and China ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | 0.1429 events | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1 events | 0.6 events | 0.5 events | China |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0.9 events | 0.5 events | China |
| 2010s | 0.3 events | 0.4 events | 0.1 events | China |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1.17 events | 0.8333 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bangladesh or China?
- Bangladesh, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bangladesh and China?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and China?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bangladesh 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.