Belgium vs Netherlands: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belgium
0 events
in 2025
Netherlands
0 events
in 2025
Belgium rank
71st
Netherlands rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belgium
- Netherlands
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Netherlands, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Netherlands ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and Netherlands ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.1667 events | 0.8333 events | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.6667 events | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Belgium or Netherlands?
- Belgium, at 0 events against 0 events in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belgium and Netherlands?
- 0 events, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belgium ranks 71st and Netherlands 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.