Bahamas vs Barbados: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Bahamas
1 events
in 2020
Barbados
1 events
in 2020
Bahamas rank
73rd
Barbados rank
73rd

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Bahamas
  • Barbados
00.511.52192019702020

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Barbados, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Bahamas ahead.

Bahamas ranks 73rd and Barbados ranks 73rd of 156 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Barbados in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Barbados Difference Ahead
1950s 1 events 0 events 1 events Bahamas
1980s 0 events 1 events 1 events Barbados
1990s 1 events 0 events 1 events Bahamas
2000s 2 events 2 events 0 events
2010s 2 events 1 events 1 events Bahamas
2020s 1 events 1 events 0 events

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Bahamas or Barbados?
Bahamas, at 1 events against 1 events in Barbados as of 2020.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Bahamas and Barbados?
0 events, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Barbados?
6 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Bahamas and Barbados rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
Bahamas ranks 73rd and Barbados ranks 73rd of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global number of reported disasters by size per decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 1,277 data points, 1900–2020
Last refreshed

Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.