Panama vs Venezuela: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Panama
3 events
in 2020
Venezuela
3 events
in 2020
Panama rank
41st
Venezuela rank
41st
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Panama
- Venezuela
How they compare
Panama currently reports 3 events against 3 events in Venezuela, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 41st and Venezuela ranks 41st of 156 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 4 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Panama |
| 1980s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Panama |
| 2000s | 7 events | 4 events | 3 events | Panama |
| 2010s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Panama |
| 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, Panama or Venezuela?
- Panama, at 3 events against 3 events in Venezuela as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Panama and Venezuela?
- 0 events, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Venezuela?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Panama and Venezuela rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Panama ranks 41st and Venezuela 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.