El Salvador vs Lesotho: Global number of reported disasters by size
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Lesotho
1 events
in 2023
El Salvador rank
17th
Lesotho rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- El Salvador
- Lesotho
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Lesotho, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Lesotho ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, El Salvador or Lesotho?
- El Salvador, at 1 events against 1 events in Lesotho as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 0 events, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Lesotho?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Lesotho rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 17th 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.