Canada vs Nicaragua: Global number of reported disasters by size
Canada
1 events
in 2025
Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Canada rank
17th
Nicaragua rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Canada
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1931 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 6 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0.3 events | 0.3 events | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.38 events | 0.5 events | 0.875 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Canada or Nicaragua?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and Nicaragua?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Nicaragua?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1931 to 2024.
- How do Canada and Nicaragua rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Canada ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 17th 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.