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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Namibia: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Democratic Republic of Congo
2 events
in 2020
Namibia
2 events
in 2020
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
51st
Namibia rank
51st

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Namibia, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 51st and Namibia ranks 51st of 156 countries.

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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.