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