Burkina Faso vs Egypt: Global number of reported disasters by size
Burkina Faso
0 events
in 2024
Egypt
0 events
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
71st
Egypt rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Burkina Faso
- Egypt
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Egypt, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Egypt ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 71st and Egypt ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Egypt |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 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, Burkina Faso or Egypt?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 events against 0 events in Egypt as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 0 events, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Egypt?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2020.
- How do Burkina Faso and Egypt rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Burkina Faso ranks 71st and Egypt 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.