Barbados vs Dominican Republic: Global number of reported disasters by size

Barbados
0 events
in 2024
Dominican Republic
0 events
in 2025
Barbados rank
66th
Dominican Republic rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Barbados
  • Dominican Republic
00.511.52192619752025

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Barbados ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and Dominican Republic in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0 events 1 events 1 events Dominican Republic
2000s 0.6667 events 0.6667 events 0 events
2010s 0.5 events 0 events 0.5 events Barbados
2020s 0.3333 events 0.3333 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, Barbados or Dominican Republic?
Barbados, at 0 events against 0 events in Dominican Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Barbados and Dominican Republic?
0 events, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Dominican Republic?
11 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Barbados and Dominican Republic rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Barbados ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 66th 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.