Bulgaria vs Nicaragua: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bulgaria
1 events
in 2025
Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Bulgaria rank
17th
Nicaragua rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bulgaria
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bulgaria ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 3 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | 0.4 events | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 1.17 events | 0.3333 events | 0.8333 events | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.33 events | 0.1667 events | 1.17 events | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Nicaragua |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bulgaria or Nicaragua?
- Bulgaria, at 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bulgaria and Nicaragua?
- 0 events, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Nicaragua?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Bulgaria and Nicaragua rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bulgaria ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) β 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.