Hong Kong vs New Zealand: Global number of reported disasters by size
Hong Kong
1 events
in 2025
New Zealand
1 events
in 2024
Hong Kong rank
15th
New Zealand rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Hong Kong
- New Zealand
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1968 it was New Zealand ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 2.5 events | 1 events | 1.5 events | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.5 events | 1.62 events | 0.125 events | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 1 events | 0.4 events | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.6667 events | 0 events | 0.6667 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 New Zealand?
- Hong Kong, at 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Hong Kong and New Zealand?
- 0 events, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and New Zealand?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong and New Zealand rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Hong Kong ranks 15th and New Zealand ranks 15th of 200 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.