Bahamas vs Barbados: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Bahamas
1 events
in 2020
Barbados
1 events
in 2020
Bahamas rank
74th
Barbados rank
74th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Bahamas
- Barbados
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 74th and Barbados ranks 74th of 157 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 74th and Barbados ranks 74th of 157 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
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.