Bulgaria vs Panama: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bulgaria
1 events
in 2025
Panama
1 events
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
15th
Panama rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bulgaria
- Panama
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Panama, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Panama ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Panama ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1.14 events | 0.5714 events | 0.5714 events | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | 1 events | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 0.75 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bulgaria or Panama?
- Bulgaria, at 1 events against 1 events in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bulgaria and Panama?
- 0 events, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Panama?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2025.
- How do Bulgaria and Panama rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bulgaria ranks 15th and Panama ranks 15th 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
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.