Afghanistan vs China: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
Afghanistan
0.0%
in 2023
China
0.0%
in 2024
Afghanistan rank
23rd
China rank
20th
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time
- Afghanistan
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2000 it was China ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 23rd and China ranks 20th of 74 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | China |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.0% | 0.8% | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp, Afghanistan or China?
- China, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Afghanistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between Afghanistan and China?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- Afghanistan ranks 23rd and China ranks 20th of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.