Ecuador vs Sri Lanka: Global number of reported disasters by size

Ecuador
0 events
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0 events
in 2025
Ecuador rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Ecuador
  • Sri Lanka
0123192419742025

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Ecuador ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Ecuador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0.3333 events 0 events 0.3333 events Ecuador
1990s 0.2222 events 0 events 0.2222 events Ecuador
2000s 0.2857 events 0.1429 events 0.1429 events Ecuador
2010s 0.5714 events 0 events 0.5714 events Ecuador
2020s 1 events 0.5 events 0.5 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 Sri Lanka?
Ecuador, at 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
0 events, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Sri Lanka?
38 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Sri Lanka rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Ecuador ranks 66th and Sri Lanka 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.