Cape Verde vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cape Verde
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cape Verde
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 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, Cape Verde or Papua New Guinea?
- Cape Verde, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cape Verde ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 202 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.