Kenya vs South Africa: Global number of reported disasters by size
Kenya
0 events
in 2025
South Africa
0 events
in 2025
Kenya rank
71st
South Africa rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Kenya
- South Africa
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0 events against 0 events in South Africa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Africa ahead.
Kenya ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Kenya |
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.375 events | 0.75 events | 0.375 events | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.1111 events | 0.3333 events | 0.2222 events | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Kenya or South Africa?
- Kenya, at 0 events against 0 events in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Kenya and South Africa?
- 0 events, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Kenya ranks 71st and South Africa 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.