Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Pakistan or Russia?

Pakistan, at 1 events against 1 events in Russia as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Russia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

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.

Pakistan vs Russia: Global number of reported disasters by size

Pakistan

1 events

in 2025

Russia

1 events

in 2025

Pakistan rank

17th

Russia rank

17th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Pakistan
Russia

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Russia, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Pakistan ahead.

Pakistan ranks 17th and Russia ranks 17th of 202 countries.

Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Pakistan	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.25 events	0.25 events	0 events	—
2000s	0.4444 events	1.78 events	1.33 events	Russia
2010s	0.2 events	0.5 events	0.3 events	Russia
2020s	0.8 events	0.8 events	0 events	—

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Pakistan or Russia?: Pakistan, at 1 events against 1 events in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Pakistan and Russia?: 0 events, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Russia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Pakistan and Russia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Pakistan ranks 17th and Russia 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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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: 202 places, 6,087 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 2026

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.