Dominican Republic vs Panama: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Dominican Republic
3 events
in 2020
Panama
3 events
in 2020
Dominican Republic rank
41st
Panama rank
41st
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Dominican Republic
- Panama
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Panama, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 41st and Panama ranks 41st of 156 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Panama |
| 1980s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Panama |
| 1990s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 6 events | 7 events | 1 events | Panama |
| 2010s | 3 events | 2 events | 1 events | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 3 events | 3 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, Dominican Republic or Panama?
- Dominican Republic, at 3 events against 3 events in Panama as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 0 events, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Panama?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Dominican Republic and Panama rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Dominican Republic ranks 41st and Panama ranks 41st 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.