Barbados vs Dominica: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Barbados
1 events
in 2020
Dominica
1 events
in 2010
Barbados rank
74th
Dominica rank
74th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Barbados
- Dominica
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Dominica, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Dominica ahead.
Barbados ranks 74th and Dominica ranks 74th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 3 and Dominica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Dominica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Barbados |
| 1980s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Dominica |
| 2000s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Barbados |
| 2010s | 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, Barbados or Dominica?
- Barbados, at 1 events against 1 events in Dominica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Barbados and Dominica?
- 0 events, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2010.
- How do Barbados and Dominica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Barbados ranks 74th and Dominica 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.