Sweden vs United Kingdom: Global number of reported disasters by size
Sweden
0 events
in 2025
United Kingdom
0 events
in 2025
Sweden rank
71st
United Kingdom rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 0 events against 0 events in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Sweden ranks 71st and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Sweden |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 2.5 events | 2 events | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0 events | 2 events | 2 events | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0.1667 events | 1 events | 0.8333 events | United Kingdom |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- Sweden, at 0 events against 0 events in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0 events, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Sweden ranks 71st and United Kingdom 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.