China vs United States: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
China
0 people
in 2024
United States
0 people
in 2025
China rank
61st
United States rank
61st
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 0 people against 0 people in United States, a difference of 0 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1988 it was China ahead.
China ranks 61st and United States ranks 61st of 78 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.00 million people | 0 people | 49.00 million people | China |
| 1990s | 12.00 million people | 0 people | 12.00 million people | China |
| 2000s | 25.49 million people | 0 people | 25.49 million people | China |
| 2010s | 14.69 million people | 0 people | 14.69 million people | China |
| 2020s | 1.52 million people | 0 people | 1.52 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 United States?
- China, at 0 people against 0 people in United States as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between China and United States?
- 0 people, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do China and United States rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- China ranks 61st and United States 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
Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.