Bahamas vs Mexico: Global number of reported disasters by size

Bahamas
1 events
in 2025
Mexico
1 events
in 2025
Bahamas rank
15th
Mexico rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Bahamas
  • Mexico
01234191119682025

How they compare

Bahamas currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Mexico, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1929 it was Mexico ahead.

Bahamas ranks 15th and Mexico ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 1 and Mexico in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bahamas Mexico Difference Ahead
1920s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0.5 events 0 events 0.5 events Bahamas
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0.25 events 0.75 events 0.5 events Mexico
2000s 0.4 events 0.6 events 0.2 events Mexico
2010s 0.2857 events 1.29 events 1 events Mexico
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 Mexico?
Bahamas, at 1 events against 1 events in Mexico as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bahamas and Mexico?
0 events, with Bahamas ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Mexico?
21 years are reported by both, from 1929 to 2025.
How do Bahamas and Mexico rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Bahamas ranks 15th and Mexico 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
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
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
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.