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
00.511.522.5196519942024

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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Indicator
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
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
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
74 places, 1,048 data points, 1960–2025
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Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.