Belgium vs India: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belgium
0 events
in 2024
India
0 events
in 2025
Belgium rank
67th
India rank
67th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belgium
- India
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 events against 0 events in India, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1926 it was India ahead.
Belgium ranks 67th and India ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 7 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Belgium |
| 1960s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Belgium |
| 1970s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | India |
| 1990s | 0.5714 events | 0.1429 events | 0.4286 events | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.4286 events | 0.5714 events | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4444 events | 0.1111 events | 0.3333 events | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 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 India?
- Belgium, at 0 events against 0 events in India as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belgium and India?
- 0 events, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and India?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2024.
- How do Belgium and India rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belgium ranks 67th and India ranks 67th of 200 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.