Benin vs Madagascar: Global number of reported disasters by size
Benin
1 events
in 2025
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
Benin rank
15th
Madagascar rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Benin
- Madagascar
How they compare
Benin currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Benin ahead.
Benin ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Benin |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | Benin |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 0.8 events | 0.6 events | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Benin or Madagascar?
- Benin, at 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Benin and Madagascar?
- 0 events, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Madagascar?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Madagascar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Benin ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 200 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.