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

Democratic Republic of Congo
0 events
in 2025
United Kingdom
0 events
in 2025
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
66th
United Kingdom rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 6 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and United Kingdom ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Democratic Republic of Congo averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of Congo United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0.5 events 0 events 0.5 events Democratic Republic of Congo
1990s 0 events 0.25 events 0.25 events United Kingdom
2000s 0.4286 events 1.29 events 0.8571 events United Kingdom
2010s 0.1111 events 1 events 0.8889 events United Kingdom
2020s 0.3333 events 1 events 0.6667 events United Kingdom

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 United Kingdom?
Democratic Republic of Congo, at 0 events against 0 events in United Kingdom as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Democratic Republic of Congo and United Kingdom?
0 events, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and United Kingdom?
31 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and United Kingdom rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 66th and United Kingdom 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.