Belgium vs Burkina Faso: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belgium
0 events
in 2025
Burkina Faso
0 events
in 2024
Belgium rank
71st
Burkina Faso rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belgium
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and Burkina Faso ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 3 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0 events | 0.6 events | Belgium |
| 2000s | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0 events | 0.4286 events | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Belgium or Burkina Faso?
- Belgium, at 0 events against 0 events in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belgium and Burkina Faso?
- 0 events, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Burkina Faso?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and Burkina Faso rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belgium ranks 71st and Burkina Faso ranks 71st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) β 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.