Bangladesh vs Myanmar: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bangladesh
1 events
in 2025
Myanmar
1 events
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
15th
Myanmar rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bangladesh
- Myanmar
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Myanmar ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 15th and Myanmar ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 4 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Myanmar |
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.375 events | 0 events | 0.375 events | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.3 events | 0.2 events | 0.1 events | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bangladesh or Myanmar?
- Bangladesh, at 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Myanmar?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Myanmar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bangladesh ranks 15th and Myanmar 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.