Afghanistan vs Jamaica: Global number of reported disasters by size
Afghanistan
0 events
in 2025
Jamaica
0 events
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
71st
Jamaica rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Afghanistan
- Jamaica
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Jamaica, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Jamaica ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 71st and Jamaica ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 1.5 events | 0.75 events | 0.75 events | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Jamaica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Afghanistan or Jamaica?
- Afghanistan, at 0 events against 0 events in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Afghanistan and Jamaica?
- 0 events, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Jamaica?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Jamaica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Afghanistan ranks 71st and Jamaica ranks 71st of 202 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. 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.