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

Cook Islands
0 events
in 2010
Vanuatu
0 events
in 2024
Cook Islands rank
66th
Vanuatu rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Vanuatu
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Vanuatu ahead.

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

Vanuatu has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1980s 0 events 0.5 events 0.5 events Vanuatu
1990s 1 events 1 events 0 events
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 Vanuatu?
Cook Islands, at 0 events against 0 events in Vanuatu as of 2010.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cook Islands and Vanuatu?
0 events, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Vanuatu?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2005.
How do Cook Islands and Vanuatu rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Cook Islands ranks 66th and Vanuatu 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.