Nicaragua vs Puerto Rico: Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled

Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1 events
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
15th
Puerto Rico rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled over time

  • Nicaragua
  • Puerto Rico
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How they compare

Nicaragua currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Puerto Rico ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 200 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Nicaragua Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
1930s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0.2 events 0.15 events 0.05 events Nicaragua
2000s 0.5 events 0.475 events 0.025 events Nicaragua
2010s 0.1 events 0.625 events 0.525 events Puerto Rico
2020s 0.3 events 0.2 events 0.1 events Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled, Nicaragua or Puerto Rico?
Nicaragua, at 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled between Nicaragua and Puerto Rico?
0 events, with Nicaragua ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Puerto Rico?
49 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
How do Nicaragua and Puerto Rico rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled?
Nicaragua ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled
Unit
events
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 8,195 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Global number of reported disasters by size with 2,158 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.