Madagascar vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size

Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Madagascar rank
15th
Taiwan rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Madagascar
  • Taiwan
0123190419642025

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Taiwan ahead.

Madagascar ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Taiwan Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0 events 0.2 events 0.2 events Taiwan
2000s 0.5556 events 0.8889 events 0.3333 events Taiwan
2010s 0.2222 events 0.5556 events 0.3333 events Taiwan
2020s 0.6667 events 1.17 events 0.5 events Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Madagascar or Taiwan?
Madagascar, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Madagascar and Taiwan?
0 events, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Taiwan?
37 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
How do Madagascar and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Madagascar ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 15th 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.