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

Barbados
1 events
in 2020
India
1 events
in 2020
Barbados rank
74th
India rank
74th

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Barbados
  • India
0123190019602020

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.

Barbados ranks 74th and India ranks 74th of 157 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados India Difference Ahead
1950s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 1 events 0 events 1 events Barbados
1980s 1 events 1 events 0 events
1990s 0 events 1 events 1 events India
2000s 2 events 3 events 1 events India
2010s 1 events 1 events 0 events
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 India?
Barbados, at 1 events against 1 events in India as of 2020.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Barbados and India?
0 events, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and India?
7 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
How do Barbados and India rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
Barbados ranks 74th and India 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

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.