Mauritania vs Samoa: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Mauritania
0 events
in 2020
Samoa
0 events
in 2010
Mauritania rank
105th
Samoa rank
105th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Mauritania
- Samoa
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Samoa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Mauritania ranks 105th and Samoa ranks 105th of 157 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 4 events | 0 events | 4 events | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Samoa |
| 2010s | 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, Mauritania or Samoa?
- Mauritania, at 0 events against 0 events in Samoa as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Mauritania and Samoa?
- 0 events, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and Samoa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Mauritania and Samoa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Mauritania ranks 105th and Samoa ranks 105th of 157 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.