Belgium vs Ethiopia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belgium
0 events
in 2025
Ethiopia
0 events
in 2025
Belgium rank
71st
Ethiopia rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belgium
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Ethiopia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and Ethiopia ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0.1667 events | 0.5 events | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.1429 events | 0.8571 events | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 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 Ethiopia?
- Belgium, at 0 events against 0 events in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belgium and Ethiopia?
- 0 events, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Ethiopia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Ethiopia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belgium ranks 71st and Ethiopia ranks 71st 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.