Belize vs France: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belize
2 events
in 2024
France
2 events
in 2025
Belize rank
5th
France rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belize
- France
How they compare
Belize currently reports 2 events against 2 events in France, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1961 it was France ahead.
Belize ranks 5th and France ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and France in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | France |
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Belize |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 2.33 events | 2 events | France |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | France |
| 2020s | 0.6667 events | 2.67 events | 2 events | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Belize or France?
- Belize, at 2 events against 2 events in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belize and France?
- 0 events, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and France?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do Belize and France rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belize ranks 5th and France ranks 5th 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.