Bahamas vs Canada: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bahamas
1 events
in 2025
Canada
1 events
in 2025
Bahamas rank
15th
Canada rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bahamas
- Canada
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Canada, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Bahamas ahead.
Bahamas ranks 15th and Canada ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Canada in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 1.6 events | 1.2 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2857 events | 0.2857 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 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, Bahamas or Canada?
- Bahamas, at 1 events against 1 events in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bahamas and Canada?
- 0 events, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Canada?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Canada rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bahamas ranks 15th and Canada ranks 15th of 199 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.