Cook Islands vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cook Islands
0 events
in 2010
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Cook Islands rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cook Islands
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cook Islands currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Cook Islands ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Cook Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cook Islands | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Cook Islands |
| 2000s | 1 events | 1 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Cook Islands, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2010.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Cook Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2005.
- How do Cook Islands and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cook Islands ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st 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.