Rwanda vs Zimbabwe: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Rwanda
1 events
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1 events
in 2020
Rwanda rank
73rd
Zimbabwe rank
73rd

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Rwanda
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 events.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 73rd and Zimbabwe ranks 73rd 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.