Sweden vs Switzerland: Global number of reported disasters by size
Sweden
0 events
in 2025
Switzerland
0 events
in 2025
Sweden rank
71st
Switzerland rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Switzerland, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Switzerland ahead.
Sweden ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.1667 events | 0.6667 events | 0.5 events | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 0 events against 0 events in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0 events, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Sweden ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 71st 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.