Botswana vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Botswana
0 events
in 2020
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2020
Botswana rank
104th
Papua New Guinea rank
104th

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Botswana
  • Papua New Guinea
02468193019752020

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Botswana ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 156 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 1 events 0 events 1 events Botswana
1980s 0 events 2 events 2 events Papua New Guinea
1990s 0 events 1 events 1 events Papua New Guinea
2000s 2 events 7 events 5 events Papua New Guinea
2010s 0 events 4 events 4 events Papua New Guinea
2020s 0 events 0 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, Botswana or Papua New Guinea?
Botswana, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
0 events, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
Botswana ranks 104th and Papua New Guinea ranks 104th of 156 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.