Belgium vs South Korea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belgium
0 events
in 2025
South Korea
0 events
in 2025
Belgium rank
71st
South Korea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belgium
- South Korea
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 events against 0 events in South Korea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and South Korea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 6 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 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 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5714 events | 0.4286 events | 0.1429 events | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.5714 events | 0.2857 events | 0.2857 events | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Belgium or South Korea?
- Belgium, at 0 events against 0 events in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belgium and South Korea?
- 0 events, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Korea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and South Korea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belgium ranks 71st and South Korea 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.