Barbados vs South Africa: Global number of reported disasters by size
Barbados
0 events
in 2024
South Africa
0 events
in 2025
Barbados rank
71st
South Africa rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Barbados
- South Africa
How they compare
Barbados currently reports 0 events against 0 events in South Africa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Barbados |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.6667 events | 1 events | 0.3333 events | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1.33 events | 1 events | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Barbados or South Africa?
- Barbados, at 0 events against 0 events in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Barbados and South Africa?
- 0 events, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and South Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2024.
- How do Barbados and South Africa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Barbados ranks 71st and South Africa 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.