What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0 events, with Cape Verde ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?

10 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.

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.

Cape Verde vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Global number of reported disasters by size

Cape Verde

0 events

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo

0 events

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

67th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

67th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Cape Verde
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0 events.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Democratic Republic of Congo has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 67th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 67th of 200 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
1990s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
2000s	0.5 events	0.5 events	0 events	—
2010s	0 events	0.3333 events	0.3333 events	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0 events	0.3333 events	0.3333 events	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cape Verde or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Cape Verde, at 0 events against 0 events in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0 events, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Cape Verde ranks 67th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 67th of 200 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: 18 September 2026

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.