Kenya vs Zimbabwe: Global number of reported disasters by size
Kenya
0 events
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0 events
in 2024
Kenya rank
67th
Zimbabwe rank
67th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Kenya
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Kenya ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 0.125 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Kenya or Zimbabwe?
- Kenya, at 0 events against 0 events in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 0 events, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zimbabwe?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Kenya and Zimbabwe rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Kenya ranks 67th and Zimbabwe 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.