Benin vs El Salvador: Global number of reported disasters by size
Benin
1 events
in 2025
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Benin rank
17th
El Salvador rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Benin
- El Salvador
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 events against 1 events in El Salvador, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1982 it was El Salvador ahead.
Benin ranks 17th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 202 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 events | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Benin or El Salvador?
- Benin, at 1 events against 1 events in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Benin and El Salvador?
- 0 events, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and El Salvador?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Benin and El Salvador rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Benin ranks 17th and El Salvador 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.