Burkina Faso vs Sweden: Global number of reported disasters by size
Burkina Faso
0 events
in 2024
Sweden
0 events
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
71st
Sweden rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Burkina Faso
- Sweden
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Sweden, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 71st and Sweden ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 events against 0 events in Sweden as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Burkina Faso and Sweden?
- 0 events, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Sweden?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and Sweden rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Burkina Faso ranks 71st and Sweden 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.