El Salvador vs Pakistan: Global number of reported disasters by size
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Pakistan
1 events
in 2025
El Salvador rank
17th
Pakistan rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- El Salvador
- Pakistan
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Pakistan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Pakistan ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Pakistan ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 3 and Pakistan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Pakistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Pakistan |
| 1990s | 0.125 events | 0.25 events | 0.125 events | Pakistan |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.375 events | 0.625 events | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 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 Pakistan?
- El Salvador, at 1 events against 1 events in Pakistan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between El Salvador and Pakistan?
- 0 events, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Pakistan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Pakistan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Pakistan 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.