Egypt vs Kenya: Global number of reported disasters by size

Egypt
0 events
in 2025
Kenya
0 events
in 2025
Egypt rank
66th
Kenya rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Egypt
  • Kenya
00.511.52192619752025

How they compare

Egypt currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Kenya, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Kenya ahead.

Egypt ranks 66th and Kenya ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt Kenya Difference Ahead
1970s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0.5 events 0.25 events 0.25 events Egypt
2000s 0.6667 events 0.3333 events 0.3333 events Egypt
2010s 0 events 0.3333 events 0.3333 events Kenya
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 Kenya?
Egypt, at 0 events against 0 events in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Egypt and Kenya?
0 events, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
15 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Egypt ranks 66th and Kenya 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.