Hong Kong vs Mongolia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Hong Kong
1 events
in 2025
Mongolia
1 events
in 2023
Hong Kong rank
17th
Mongolia rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Hong Kong
- Mongolia
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Mongolia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Mongolia ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 17th and Mongolia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 2 events | 0.3333 events | 1.67 events | Hong Kong |
| 2000s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 2 events | 0.5 events | 1.5 events | Hong Kong |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Hong Kong or Mongolia?
- Hong Kong, at 1 events against 1 events in Mongolia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Hong Kong and Mongolia?
- 0 events, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Mongolia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and Mongolia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Hong Kong ranks 17th and Mongolia ranks 17th of 202 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.