Dominica vs Somalia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Dominica
0 events
in 2017
Somalia
0 events
in 2025
Dominica rank
71st
Somalia rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Dominica
- Somalia
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Somalia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Somalia ahead.
Dominica ranks 71st and Somalia ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Dominica or Somalia?
- Dominica, at 0 events against 0 events in Somalia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Dominica and Somalia?
- 0 events, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Somalia?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2015.
- How do Dominica and Somalia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Dominica ranks 71st and Somalia 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.