Belgium vs Sri Lanka: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belgium
0 events
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0 events
in 2025
Belgium rank
71st
Sri Lanka rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belgium
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Belgium |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 0.5714 events | 0 events | 0.5714 events | Belgium |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.4444 events | 0 events | 0.4444 events | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Belgium or Sri Lanka?
- Belgium, at 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belgium and Sri Lanka?
- 0 events, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Sri Lanka rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belgium ranks 71st and Sri Lanka 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.