Cameroon vs Puerto Rico: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Cameroon
1 events
in 2020
Puerto Rico
1 events
in 2020
Cameroon rank
73rd
Puerto Rico rank
73rd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Cameroon
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Cameroon ranks 73rd and Puerto Rico ranks 73rd of 156 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Cameroon |
| 1990s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Puerto Rico |
| 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, Cameroon or Puerto Rico?
- Cameroon, at 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Cameroon and Puerto Rico?
- 0 events, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Puerto Rico?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Puerto Rico rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd and Puerto Rico ranks 73rd 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
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.