Ecuador vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Ecuador
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Ecuador rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Ecuador
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Ecuador currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Ecuador ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 3 and Papua New Guinea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ecuador | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Ecuador |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.125 events | 0.125 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.2857 events | 0.8571 events | 0.5714 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.8 events | 0 events | 0.8 events | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Ecuador or Papua New Guinea?
- Ecuador, 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 Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Ecuador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Papua New Guinea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Ecuador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Ecuador 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.