Kenya vs Laos: Global number of reported disasters by size
Kenya
0 events
in 2025
Laos
0 events
in 2025
Kenya rank
67th
Laos rank
67th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Kenya
- Laos
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Laos, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 67th and Laos ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 3 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Kenya |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 0.25 events | 0.125 events | Laos |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.4 events | 0.4 events | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Kenya or Laos?
- Kenya, at 0 events against 0 events in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Kenya and Laos?
- 0 events, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Laos?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Laos rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Kenya ranks 67th and Laos ranks 67th of 200 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.