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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0 events
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0 events
in 2024
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
66th
Saudi Arabia rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Saudi Arabia
00.511.52196419942025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 0.75 events 0 events 0.75 events Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.1429 events 0.4286 events 0.2857 events Saudi Arabia
2020s 1 events 0.5 events 0.5 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 Saudi Arabia?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0 events against 0 events in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia?
0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia?
13 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Saudi Arabia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Saudi Arabia ranks 66th of 199 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.