Colombia vs Nicaragua: Global number of reported disasters by size
Colombia
1 events
in 2025
Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Colombia rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.2 events | 0.3 events | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.875 events | 0.5 events | 0.375 events | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.1111 events | 0.1111 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 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, Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Colombia, at 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 0 events, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Colombia ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 15th 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
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.