Madagascar vs Nigeria: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Madagascar
4 events
in 2020
Nigeria
4 events
in 2020
Madagascar rank
32nd
Nigeria rank
32nd

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Madagascar
  • Nigeria
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 4 events against 4 events in Nigeria, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Nigeria ahead.

Madagascar ranks 32nd and Nigeria ranks 32nd 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.