Bangladesh vs Lesotho: Global number of reported disasters by size

Bangladesh
1 events
in 2025
Lesotho
1 events
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
15th
Lesotho rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Lesotho
00.511.52190419642025

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Lesotho, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Lesotho ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0.25 events 0 events 0.25 events Bangladesh
1990s 0 events 0.3333 events 0.3333 events Lesotho
2000s 0 events 0.5 events 0.5 events Lesotho
2010s 0.5 events 0 events 0.5 events Bangladesh
2020s 0 events 0.3333 events 0.3333 events Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bangladesh or Lesotho?
Bangladesh, at 1 events against 1 events in Lesotho as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bangladesh and Lesotho?
0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Lesotho?
19 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Lesotho rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Bangladesh ranks 15th and Lesotho 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.