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

China
0 people
in 2024
Thailand
0 people
in 2020
China rank
61st
Thailand rank
61st

Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time

  • China
  • Thailand
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1991 it was China ahead.

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

China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 12.00 million people 4.25 million people 7.75 million people China
2000s 24.74 million people 5.00 million people 19.74 million people China
2010s 18.67 million people 1.08 million people 17.59 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 Thailand?
China, at 0 people against 0 people in Thailand as of 2024.
What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between China and Thailand?
0 people, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Thailand?
11 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2017.
How do China and Thailand rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
China ranks 61st and Thailand 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.