Kenya vs Tanzania: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Kenya
0 events
in 2020
Tanzania
0 events
in 2020
Kenya rank
104th
Tanzania rank
104th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Kenya
- Tanzania
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Tanzania, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tanzania ahead.
Kenya ranks 104th and Tanzania ranks 104th of 156 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 3 events | 7 events | 4 events | Tanzania |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Kenya |
| 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, Kenya or Tanzania?
- Kenya, at 0 events against 0 events in Tanzania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Kenya and Tanzania?
- 0 events, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tanzania?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Kenya and Tanzania rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Kenya ranks 104th and Tanzania 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
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.