Democratic Republic of Congo vs Sri Lanka: Global number of reported disasters by size
Democratic Republic of Congo
0 events
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0 events
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Democratic Republic of Congo
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of Congo | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.375 events | 0.125 events | 0.25 events | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2010s | 0.1111 events | 0 events | 0.1111 events | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | Sri Lanka |
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 Sri Lanka?
- Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Sri Lanka rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and Sri Lanka 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
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.