China vs Madagascar: Global number of reported disasters by size
China
1 events
in 2025
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
China rank
15th
Madagascar rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
China currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Madagascar ahead.
China ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 200 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.1429 events | 0 events | 0.1429 events | China |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0 events | 0.6 events | China |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.5556 events | 0.4444 events | China |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | China |
| 2020s | 1.17 events | 0.6667 events | 0.5 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, China or Madagascar?
- China, at 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between China and Madagascar?
- 0 events, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Madagascar?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do China and Madagascar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- China 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.