Burkina Faso vs United States of America: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood

Burkina Faso
7,684
in 2024
United States of America
6,564
in 2024
Burkina Faso rank
82nd
United States of America rank
85th

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood over time

  • Burkina Faso
  • United States of America
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M198020022024

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 7,684 against 6,564 in United States of America, a difference of 1,120.

That makes Burkina Faso's figure about 1.2 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1984 it was United States of America ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 82nd and United States of America ranks 85th of 135 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burkina Faso United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 11,799 3,683 8,115 Burkina Faso
1990s 34,030 7,085 26,945 Burkina Faso
2000s 63,029 2.23 million 2.16 million United States of America
2010s 38,410 26,008 12,402 Burkina Faso
2020s 69,068 9,782 59,286 Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood, Burkina Faso or United States of America?
Burkina Faso, at 7,684 against 6,564 in United States of America as of 2024.
What is the difference in climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood between Burkina Faso and United States of America?
1,120, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and United States of America?
18 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
How do Burkina Faso and United States of America rank globally for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Burkina Faso ranks 82nd and United States of America ranks 85th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Burkina Faso vs United States of America: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/climate-related-disasters-frequency-number-of-people-affected-flood-not-applicable/burkina-faso/united-states/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://climate.statizoid.com/compare/climate-related-disasters-frequency-number-of-people-affected-flood-not-applicable/burkina-faso/united-states/">Burkina Faso vs United States of America: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.