Canada vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size

Canada
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Taiwan rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Canada
  • Taiwan
01234190319642025

How they compare

Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Taiwan ahead.

Canada ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 200 countries.

Across the 12 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Taiwan Difference Ahead
1910s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1920s 0 events 1 events 1 events Taiwan
1930s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1940s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1950s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0.3333 events 0 events 0.3333 events Canada
1990s 0.5 events 0.25 events 0.25 events Canada
2000s 1.6 events 0.8 events 0.8 events Canada
2010s 0.125 events 0.625 events 0.5 events Taiwan
2020s 0.8333 events 1.17 events 0.3333 events Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Canada or Taiwan?
Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and Taiwan?
0 events, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Taiwan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
How do Canada and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Canada ranks 15th and Taiwan 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

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

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.