Kenya vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Kenya
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Kenya rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Kenya
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Kenya ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.1429 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.375 events | 0.75 events | 0.375 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 0.5 events | 0.375 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Kenya or Papua New Guinea?
- Kenya, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Papua New Guinea?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Kenya ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st 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.