El Salvador vs Madagascar: Global number of reported disasters by size
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
El Salvador rank
17th
Madagascar rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- El Salvador
- Madagascar
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Madagascar ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Madagascar ranks 17th of 202 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.4286 events | 0.5714 events | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.6 events | 0.4 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 Madagascar?
- El Salvador, at 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between El Salvador and Madagascar?
- 0 events, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Madagascar?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Madagascar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Madagascar 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.