Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size

Cameroon
0 events
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Cameroon rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Cameroon
  • Papua New Guinea
0123193719812025

How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0.5 events 0.5 events 0 events
1990s 0.25 events 0 events 0.25 events Cameroon
2000s 0.3333 events 0.5 events 0.1667 events Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.2 events 0.6 events 0.4 events Papua New Guinea
2020s 0.25 events 0 events 0.25 events Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
Cameroon, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
0 events, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
22 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Cameroon ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea 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.