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
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
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.