China vs Portugal: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters

China
0 people
in 2024
Portugal
0 people
in 2023
China rank
61st
Portugal rank
61st

Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time

  • China
  • Portugal
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M192019722024

How they compare

China currently reports 0 people against 0 people in Portugal, a difference of 0 people.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Portugal ahead.

China ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 61st of 78 countries.

China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Portugal Difference Ahead
1980s 0 people 0 people 0 people
1990s 0 people 0 people 0 people
2000s 7.77 million people 0 people 7.77 million people China
2020s 3.05 million people 0 people 3.05 million people China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, China or Portugal?
China, at 0 people against 0 people in Portugal as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between China and Portugal?
0 people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Portugal?
5 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
How do China and Portugal rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
China ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 61st of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Unit
people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 1,202 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.