Barbados vs Korea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Barbados
0 events
in 2024
Korea
0 events
in 2025
Barbados rank
71st
Korea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Barbados
- Korea
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Korea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 71st and Korea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Barbados |
| 1980s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Barbados |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Barbados |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Barbados or Korea?
- Barbados, at 0 events against 0 events in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Barbados and Korea?
- 0 events, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Korea?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and Korea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Barbados ranks 71st and Korea ranks 71st 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.