Cook Islands vs Malawi: Global number of reported disasters by size

Cook Islands
0 events
in 2010
Malawi
0 events
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
66th
Malawi rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Malawi
00.511.52194219832025

How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Malawi, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malawi ahead.

Cook Islands ranks 66th and Malawi ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Malawi Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 1 events 1 events Malawi
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0.5 events 0 events 0.5 events Cook Islands
2000s 1 events 0 events 1 events Cook Islands
2010s 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, Cook Islands or Malawi?
Cook Islands, at 0 events against 0 events in Malawi as of 2010.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cook Islands and Malawi?
0 events, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Malawi?
7 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2010.
How do Cook Islands and Malawi rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Cook Islands ranks 66th and Malawi 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.

Individual pages

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.