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
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
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.