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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0 events
in 2025
Sierra Leone
0 events
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
66th
Sierra Leone rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Sierra Leone
00.511.52196619952025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 199 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 Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0 events 0 events 0 events
2000s 0.3333 events 0 events 0.3333 events Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s 0.2 events 0.2 events 0 events
2020s 0.25 events 0 events 0.25 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 Sierra Leone?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0 events against 0 events in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone?
14 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sierra Leone rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Sierra Leone 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.