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

0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

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

22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.

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 Rwanda: Global number of reported disasters by size

Democratic Republic of Congo

0 events

in 2025

Rwanda

0 events

in 2024

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

67th

Rwanda rank

67th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Rwanda ahead.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Rwanda	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0.5 events	0 events	0.5 events	Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
2000s	0.3333 events	0 events	0.3333 events	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	0.125 events	0.125 events	0 events	—
2020s	0.4 events	0.2 events	0.2 events	Democratic Republic of Congo

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 Rwanda?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0 events against 0 events in Rwanda as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 67th and Rwanda 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.