Egypt vs Nigeria: Global number of reported disasters by size
Egypt
0 events
in 2025
Nigeria
0 events
in 2025
Egypt rank
66th
Nigeria rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Nigeria, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Nigeria ahead.
Egypt ranks 66th and Nigeria ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | Nigeria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 0 events against 0 events in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 0 events, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Egypt ranks 66th and Nigeria 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.