Burkina Faso vs South Korea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Burkina Faso
0 events
in 2024
South Korea
0 events
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
71st
South Korea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Burkina Faso
- South Korea
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 events against 0 events in South Korea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1966 it was South Korea ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 71st and South Korea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | South Korea |
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 South Korea?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 events against 0 events in South Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Burkina Faso and South Korea?
- 0 events, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and South Korea?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and South Korea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Burkina Faso ranks 71st and South Korea 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.