Dominican Republic vs Samoa: Global number of reported disasters by size
Dominican Republic
0 events
in 2025
Samoa
0 events
in 2018
Dominican Republic rank
66th
Samoa rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Dominican Republic
- Samoa
How they compare
Dominican Republic currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Samoa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 2 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 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 Samoa?
- Dominican Republic, at 0 events against 0 events in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Dominican Republic and Samoa?
- 0 events, with Dominican Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Samoa?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Dominican Republic and Samoa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Dominican Republic ranks 66th and Samoa 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
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.