Hong Kong vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Hong Kong
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
17th
Taiwan rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Hong Kong
- Taiwan
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Taiwan ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Hong Kong has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0.375 events | 0 events | 0.375 events | Hong Kong |
| 1970s | 1.67 events | 0 events | 1.67 events | Hong Kong |
| 1980s | 1.5 events | 0 events | 1.5 events | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0.6 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 2 events | 0.3333 events | 1.67 events | Hong Kong |
| 2010s | 0.6667 events | 0 events | 0.6667 events | Hong Kong |
| 2020s | 1.67 events | 1.33 events | 0.3333 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 Taiwan?
- Hong Kong, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Hong Kong and Taiwan?
- 0 events, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Taiwan?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Hong Kong ranks 17th and Taiwan 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.