El Salvador vs Myanmar: Global number of reported disasters by size
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Myanmar
1 events
in 2025
El Salvador rank
17th
Myanmar rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- El Salvador
- Myanmar
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1936 it was Myanmar ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 17th of 202 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 0.8571 events | 0 events | 0.8571 events | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 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 Myanmar?
- El Salvador, at 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between El Salvador and Myanmar?
- 0 events, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Myanmar?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1936 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Myanmar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Myanmar 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.