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

Chad
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Chad rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Chad
  • Papua New Guinea
0123191019672025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

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

Across the 5 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1980s 0.5 events 0.5 events 0 events
1990s 0.2 events 0 events 0.2 events Chad
2000s 0 events 0.8 events 0.8 events Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.5 events 1 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, Chad or Papua New Guinea?
Chad, 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 Chad and Papua New Guinea?
0 events, with Chad ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Papua New Guinea?
18 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Chad and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Chad 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.