Bangladesh vs Kiribati: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bangladesh
1 events
in 2025
Kiribati
1 events
in 2015
Bangladesh rank
17th
Kiribati rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bangladesh
- Kiribati
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Kiribati, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kiribati ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Kiribati ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Kiribati in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Kiribati | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 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, Bangladesh or Kiribati?
- Bangladesh, at 1 events against 1 events in Kiribati as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bangladesh and Kiribati?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Kiribati?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
- How do Bangladesh and Kiribati rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and Kiribati ranks 17th 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.