Botswana vs Dominican Republic: Global number of reported disasters by size

Botswana
0 events
in 2025
Dominican Republic
0 events
in 2025
Botswana rank
66th
Dominican Republic rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Botswana
  • Dominican Republic
00.511.52192619752025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Botswana ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Dominican Republic Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0.5 events 0.5 events Dominican Republic
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0 events 1 events 1 events Dominican Republic
2000s 1 events 1 events 0 events
2010s 0 events 0.4 events 0.4 events Dominican Republic
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 Dominican Republic?
Botswana, at 0 events against 0 events in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Botswana and Dominican Republic?
0 events, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Dominican Republic?
14 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
How do Botswana and Dominican Republic rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Botswana ranks 66th and Dominican Republic ranks 66th of 199 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.