Canada vs Panama: Global number of reported disasters by size
Canada
1 events
in 2025
Panama
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
17th
Panama rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Canada
- Panama
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Panama, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Panama ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Panama ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.7 events | 0.7 events | 1 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.6 events | 0.6 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, Canada or Panama?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and Panama?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Panama?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Panama rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Canada ranks 17th and Panama 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.