Bangladesh vs Philippines: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bangladesh
1 events
in 2025
Philippines
1 events
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
17th
Philippines rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bangladesh
- Philippines
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Philippines, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1911 it was Philippines ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 10 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Philippines |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.2222 events | 0.7778 events | 0.5556 events | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.2 events | 0.7 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.1 events | 0.7 events | 0.6 events | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 1.2 events | 0.8 events | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.3 events | 1.7 events | 1.4 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bangladesh or Philippines?
- Bangladesh, at 1 events against 1 events in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Philippines?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1911 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Philippines rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and Philippines ranks 17th of 202 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.