Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2020
Samoa
0 events
in 2010
Papua New Guinea rank
104th
Samoa rank
104th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Samoa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 104th and Samoa ranks 104th of 156 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 4 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Samoa |
| 1980s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 7 events | 2 events | 5 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 4 events | 0 events | 4 events | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Papua New Guinea or Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2010.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 104th and Samoa 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.