Pakistan vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Pakistan
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Pakistan rank
17th
Taiwan rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Pakistan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Pakistan currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1909 it was Taiwan ahead.
Pakistan ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Pakistan averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Pakistan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0.6 events | 0.2 events | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 0.1111 events | 0.5556 events | 0.4444 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, Pakistan or Taiwan?
- Pakistan, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Pakistan and Taiwan?
- 0 events, with Pakistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and Taiwan?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 2025.
- How do Pakistan and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Pakistan 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.