Puerto Rico vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Puerto Rico
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
17th
Taiwan rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Puerto Rico
- Taiwan
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Taiwan ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 17th and Taiwan ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | 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 | 0.2 events | 0.6 events | 0.4 events | Taiwan |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.75 events | 0 events | 0.75 events | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Puerto Rico or Taiwan?
- Puerto Rico, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
- 0 events, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Taiwan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Puerto Rico 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.