Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Kenya or Uruguay?

Kenya, at 0 events against 0 events in Uruguay as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uruguay?

20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.

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.

Kenya vs Uruguay: Global number of reported disasters by size

Kenya

0 events

in 2025

Uruguay

0 events

in 2025

Kenya rank

67th

Uruguay rank

67th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Kenya
Uruguay

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Uruguay, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.

Kenya ranks 67th and Uruguay ranks 67th of 200 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 events	0.75 events	0.75 events	Uruguay
2000s	0.3333 events	0.3333 events	0 events	—
2010s	0.1667 events	0.3333 events	0.1667 events	Uruguay
2020s	0 events	0.75 events	0.75 events	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Kenya or Uruguay?: Kenya, at 0 events against 0 events in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Kenya and Uruguay?: 0 events, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uruguay?: 20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Uruguay rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Kenya ranks 67th and Uruguay 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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Indicator: Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit: events
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.