Canada vs Madagascar: Global number of reported disasters by size
Canada
1 events
in 2025
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Madagascar rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Canada
- Madagascar
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.4286 events | 0 events | 0.4286 events | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0 events | 0.6 events | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.67 events | 0.5556 events | 1.11 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2222 events | 0.2222 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.8333 events | 0.6667 events | 0.1667 events | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Canada or Madagascar?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and Madagascar?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Madagascar?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Madagascar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Canada ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th 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
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.