Dominican Republic vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Dominican Republic
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Dominican Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.1667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.1667 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 0.75 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 0 events | 0.4 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Dominican Republic, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Dominican Republic 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.