Burkina Faso vs United Kingdom: Global number of reported disasters by size
Burkina Faso
0 events
in 2024
United Kingdom
0 events
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
71st
United Kingdom rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Burkina Faso
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Burkina Faso currently reports 0 events against 0 events in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 71st and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1980s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Burkina Faso |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 1 events | 0.875 events | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0 events | 1.67 events | 1.67 events | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Burkina Faso, at 0 events against 0 events in United Kingdom as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Burkina Faso and United Kingdom?
- 0 events, with Burkina Faso ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United Kingdom?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Burkina Faso and United Kingdom rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Burkina Faso ranks 71st and United Kingdom 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.