Russia vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size

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

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Russia
  • Taiwan
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Taiwan ahead.

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

Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 1 and Taiwan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Russia Taiwan Difference Ahead
1990s 0.3333 events 0.3333 events 0 events
2000s 1.67 events 0.8889 events 0.7778 events Russia
2010s 0.4444 events 0.5556 events 0.1111 events Taiwan
2020s 0.8 events 1.2 events 0.4 events Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Russia or Taiwan?
Russia, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Russia and Taiwan?
0 events, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and Taiwan?
29 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Russia and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Russia 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.