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