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

0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

26 years are reported by both, from 1978 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.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo

0 events

in 2025

Nigeria

0 events

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

67th

Nigeria rank

67th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nigeria

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Nigeria ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1970s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
1990s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
2000s	0.4286 events	0.2857 events	0.1429 events	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.1111 events	0 events	0.1111 events	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	0.3333 events	0.6667 events	0.3333 events	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nigeria?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0 events against 0 events in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nigeria rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 67th and Nigeria 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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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.