Dominican Republic vs Malawi: Global number of reported disasters by size

Dominican Republic
0 events
in 2025
Malawi
0 events
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
66th
Malawi rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Dominican Republic
  • Malawi
00.511.52192619752025

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Malawi, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Malawi ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Malawi ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Malawi Difference Ahead
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0.3333 events 0.6667 events 0.3333 events Malawi
2000s 0.5714 events 0.1429 events 0.4286 events Dominican Republic
2010s 0.25 events 0.375 events 0.125 events Malawi
2020s 0.5 events 0 events 0.5 events Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Dominican Republic or Malawi?
Dominican Republic, at 0 events against 0 events in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Dominican Republic and Malawi?
0 events, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Malawi?
27 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
How do Dominican Republic and Malawi rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Dominican Republic 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.

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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.