Namibia vs Syria: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Namibia

2 events

in 2020

Syria

2 events

in 2020

Namibia rank

51st

Syria rank

51st

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

Namibia
Syria

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Syria, a difference of 0 events.

Namibia ranks 51st and Syria ranks 51st of 156 countries.

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Global number of reported disasters by size per decade in Namibia
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade in Syria
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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: 07 August 2026

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.