Egypt vs Jamaica: Global number of reported disasters by size
Egypt
0 events
in 2025
Jamaica
0 events
in 2025
Egypt rank
71st
Jamaica rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Egypt
- Jamaica
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Jamaica, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Jamaica ahead.
Egypt ranks 71st and Jamaica ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Jamaica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.75 events | 1 events | 0.25 events | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Egypt or Jamaica?
- Egypt, at 0 events against 0 events in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Egypt and Jamaica?
- 0 events, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Jamaica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Jamaica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Egypt ranks 71st and Jamaica 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.