Bahamas vs Zimbabwe: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Bahamas
1 events
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1 events
in 2020
Bahamas rank
74th
Zimbabwe rank
74th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Bahamas
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Bahamas ranks 74th and Zimbabwe ranks 74th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Bahamas |
| 2000s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Bahamas |
| 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 Zimbabwe?
- Bahamas, at 1 events against 1 events in Zimbabwe as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Bahamas and Zimbabwe?
- 0 events, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Zimbabwe?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
- How do Bahamas and Zimbabwe rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Bahamas ranks 74th and Zimbabwe 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.