Bulgaria vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size

Bulgaria
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
15th
Taiwan rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Taiwan ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Taiwan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 1 events 0.25 events 0.75 events Bulgaria
2000s 1.14 events 0.8571 events 0.2857 events Bulgaria
2010s 1.33 events 0.1667 events 1.17 events Bulgaria
2020s 1 events 1.2 events 0.2 events Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bulgaria or Taiwan?
Bulgaria, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bulgaria and Taiwan?
0 events, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Taiwan?
26 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 199 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.