Canada vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size
Canada
1 events
in 2025
China
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
17th
China rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1905 it was China ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and China ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.3 events | 0.2 events | 0.1 events | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0.6 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1.7 events | 0.9 events | 0.8 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2222 events | 0.3333 events | 0.1111 events | China |
| 2020s | 0.8333 events | 1.17 events | 0.3333 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Canada or China?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and China?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Canada ranks 17th and China ranks 17th 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.