Botswana vs Cape Verde: Global number of reported disasters by size
Botswana
0 events
in 2025
Cape Verde
0 events
in 2025
Botswana rank
67th
Cape Verde rank
67th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Botswana
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Cape Verde, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 67th and Cape Verde ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 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, Botswana or Cape Verde?
- Botswana, at 0 events against 0 events in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Botswana and Cape Verde?
- 0 events, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Cape Verde?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Cape Verde rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Botswana ranks 67th and Cape Verde ranks 67th 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.